Scarphe (mythology) explained

In Greek mythology, Scarphe was possibly the mother, by Aeson, King of Iolcus, of Jason^[1] and possibly Promachus (the latter’s brother).^[2]

In some accounts, she was called either (1) Arne; (2) Alcimede, daughter of Phylacus;^[3] (3) Polymede^[4] (Polymele^[5] or Polypheme^[6]), daughter of Autolycus; (4) Amphinome;^[7] (5) Rhoeo, daughter of Staphylus^[8] or lastly, (6) Theognete, daughter of Laodicus.^[9]

Notes

1. [John Tzetzes|Tzetzes]
2. [Diodorus Siculus]
3. [Apollonius of Rhodes|Apollonius Rhodius]
4. Apollodorus, 1.9.16; Tzetzes ad Lycophron, 175 & 872
5. [Hesiod]
6. Scholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 1.45 with Herodorus as authority
7. Diodorus Siculus, 4.50.2
8. Tzetzes, Chiliades 6.979
9. Scholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 1.45 with Andron on Epitome of Affinity as the source

References

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• Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. Online version at the Topos Text Project. Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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• Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica translated by Mozley, J H. Loeb Classical Library Volume 286. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. Online version at theoi.com.
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• Tzetzes, John, Book of Histories, Book V-VI translated by Konstantinos Ramiotis from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826. Online version at theoi.com.
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