Demonice of Aetolia

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In Greek mythology, Demonice (/ˌdɛməˈnaɪsiː/; Ancient Greek: Δημονίκη, romanized: Dēmonī́kē) was a Aetolian princess as the daughter of King Agenor of Pleuron and Epicaste and thus sister of Porthaon and in some account, Thestius.^[1] She bore Ares four sons: Evenus, Molus, Pylus, and Thestius.^[2] Her son's names may be intended to be eponyms, with Evenus corresponding to the river Evinos in Aetolia; Pylus to the Aetolian city of Pylene between the rivers Achelous and Evenos; and Molus to the people named Molossians from Epirus. Demonice was also known as Demodice^[3] (Δημοδίκη) or Demodoce.^[4]

Mythology

Demonice was recounted by Hesiod in his Catalogue of Women in the following lines:

Demodoce whom very many of men on earth, mighty princes, wooed, promising splendid gifts, because of her exceeding beauty.^[5]