Praxithea

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In Greek mythology, Praxithea (Greek: πραξιθέα) or Pasithea is the name of five women.

1 Praxithea the Naiad, a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. According to Apollodorus Praxithea married Erichthonius of Athens and by him had a son named Pandion I.

2 Praxithea, daughter of Phrasimus and Diogenia, daughter of the river-god Cephissus. She married Erechtheus and bore him Cecrops, Pandorus, Metion, Thespius, Eupalamus, Sicyon, Orneus, Procris, Creusa, Merope, Chthonia, and Orithyia ^{[1][2][3][4] [5][6]}

3. Praxithea was the woman that cried out when she saw Demeter holding Metanira's son Demophon in the fires, thus preventing him from becoming immortal. ^[7]

4. Praxithea, daughter of Leos. Along with her sisters, Theope and Eubule, she sacrificed herself in order to save Athens. In another version, their father was the one who offered them up to sacrifice. ^[8]

5. Praxithea, one of the fifty daughters of Thespius and Megamede. She bore Heracles a son, Nephus. ^[9]

[edit] References

• Apollodorus, 1921. Apollodorus, The Library (English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd)
  • 3.14.6
• James, Vanessa, 2003. The Genealogy of Greek Mythology. Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

1. ^ Apollodorus, The Library, 3.15.1 [1]
2. ^ Diodorus Siculus, Library of History. 4.29 [2]
3. ^ Diodorus Siculus, Library of History. 4.76.1 [3]
4. ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece 2.6.5 [4]
5. ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece 2.25.6[5]
6. ^ Plutarch, Life of Theseus, 5, [6]
7. ^ Apollodorus, The Library, 1.5.1 [7]
8. ^ http://www.theoi.com/Text/Ap3d.html
9. ^ Apollodorus, The Library, 2.7.8 [8]

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