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Qrassa
Thrassa
Of Thrace |
THRASSA was a Nymph of the Triballoi tribe of Thrake (north of Greece). She was a daughter of Ares and the Naias Teirene, and the wife of the Thrakian King Hipponous.
Their daughter Polyphonte coupled with a bear in the mountains and gave birth to a pair of bear-like Giants, named Agrios & Oreios.
| PARENTS |
| ARES & TEREINE (Antoninus Liberalis 21) |
| OFFSPRING |
| POLYPHONTE (by Hipponous) (Antoninus Liberalis 21) |
"Thrassa was daughter of Ares and of Tereine daughter of Strymon. Hipponous, son of Triballos [eponym or god of the Triballoi tribe of Thrake], married her and they had a daughter called Polyphonte. She scorned the activities of Aphrodite and went to the mountains as a companion and sharer of sports with Artemis.
Aphrodite, whose activities Polyphonte failed to honour, made her fall in love with a bear and drove her mad." - Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 21
Sources:
- Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses - Greek Mythography C2nd AD
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