Parnassa

Character in Greek mythology

In Greek mythology, Parnassa was one of Ares' lovers. Ares and Parnassa were the parents of Sinope.[1] In some accounts, the latter's mother was Aegina[2] or her parents could be the river-god Asopus and Metope, daughter of another river-deity, Ladon.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Scholia on Apollonius of Rhodes' Argonautica, 2.946
  2. ^ Natalis Comes 8.13.
  3. ^ Diodorus, 4.72.1.

References

  • Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
  • Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.


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