Home / Browse
O / Ōrīthȳīa
noun

Ōrīthȳīa

gen. Ōrīthȳiae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
(), , , = Ὠρείθυια
a female proper name
a female proper name.
A daughter of Erechtheus; king of Athens; who became by Boreas the mother of Calaïs and Zetes
A daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens; who became by Boreas the mother of Calaïs and Zetes, Ov. M. 6, 683; Verg. G. 4, 463; id. A. 12, 83; Sil. 8, 5, 16; Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 3.—
A queen of the Amazons
A queen of the Amazons, Just. 2, 4, 17.
Perseus ID: n33005 Key: Orithyia