Thamyris
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In Greek mythology, Thamyris was a Thracian singer. He is notable in Greek mythology for reportedly having been in love with Hyacinth before the latter's relationship with Apollo and having been the f
Thamyris (far right) playing the lyre in the presence of the Muses, Apollo and Musaeus on an Attic red-figure pyxis c. 410 BC, now kept in the National Archaeological Museum of Greece.
Thamyris playing the kithara in the center of an Attic red-figure volute krater from 420s BC, National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara in Italy.
Argiope (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Argiope may refer to:
Thamyris
…loved another male. He was later punished by the Muses when he challenged them to a musical competition. Thamyris was the son of Philammon and the nymph Argiope from Mount Parnassus. One account makes him the father of Menippe, who became the mother of Orpheus by Oeagrus. When Philammon refused to take Argiope…
Argiope (mother of Thamyris) on an Attic red-figure volute krater from circa 420s BC, National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara.