Polyboea

For a spider genus in the family Pisauridae, see Polyboea (spider).

In Greek mythology, Polyboea (/ˌpɒlɪˈbiːə/; Ancient Greek: Πολύβοια, /polýboi̯a/ meaning "worth much cattle"), is a name that refers to:

• Polyboea, a sister of Hyacinthus who died a virgin and was believed to have been taken to Elysium by Aphrodite, Athena and Artemis, together with her brother.^[1] As the sister of Hyacinthus, she was probably a Spartan princess as the daughter of King Amyclas^[2] and Diomede, daughter of Lapithes. Her other possible siblings were Argalus,^[3] Cynortes,^[4] Harpalus,^[5] Laodamia^[6] (or Leanira^[7]), Hegesandra,^[8] and in other versions, of Daphne.^[9]
• Polyboea, the first wife of Actor.^[10]
• Polyboea, daughter of Oecles and Hypermnestra, sister of Iphianeira and Amphiaraus.^[11]
• Polyboea, a handmaid of Hecuba, who found the dead body of Polydorus.^[12]
• Polyboea, an alternate name for Philonome, wife of Cycnus and stepmother of Tenes.^[13]
• Polyboea, an obscure theonym, likely an epithet of Artemis or Persephone.^[14]