Polydora

For the genera, Polydora, see Polydora (annelid) and Polydora (plant).

Polydora (/ˌpɒlɪˈdɔːrə/; Ancient Greek: Πολυδώρᾱ in Attic and Πολυδώρη in Ionic, means 'many-gifts' or 'the shapely'^[1]) was the name of several characters in Greek mythology:

• Polydora, the 'handsome' Oceanid, one of the 3,000 water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys.^[1][2][3]
• Polydora, a nymph and one of the 50 Danaïdes, daughter of King Danaus. She was the mother of King Dryops of Oeta, by the river-gods Spercheus^[4] or Peneus.^[5]
• Polydora, wife of Aphareus of Messenia and thus, the possible mother of his children, Idas, Lynceus and Peisus.^[6] In some accounts, the consort of Aphareus was called Arene^[7] or Laocoosa.^[8]
• Polydora, daughter of Peleus and Antigone, daughter of King Eurytion of Phthia.^[9] She married Borus, son of Perieres, who wooed her with large dowry, but regardless of this, Polydora became the mother of Menesthius by Spercheios.^[10]
• Polydora, daughter of Perieres and wife of Peleus. In some accounts, she became the mother of Menesthius by Spercheus.^[11]
• Polydora, daughter of Meleager and Cleopatra. She was married to Protesilaus, and after his death she was so affected by grief that she took her own life.^[12]
• Polydora, one of the Amazons.^[13]

See also

• Polydorus