Apemosyne

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Apemosyne is a figure in Greek mythology, a daughter of King Catreus of Crete who was pursued by Hermes and ultimately killed by her brother Althaemenes.

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Apemosyne canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mortal woman
associatedWith Cretan royal family
causeOfDeath killed by her brother Althaemenes
culture Ancient Greek
ethnicity Cretan
father Catreus
gender female
hasMythType fratricide
pursuit by a god
hasNameOrigin Greek language
homeLocation Crete
killedBy Althaemenes
languageContext Ancient Greek
mentionedIn myths concerning the house of Minos and Catreus
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology
narrativeRole victim of mistaken or tragic killing by a relative
parentOf Catreus’s grandchildren (unspecified in many sources)
partOf Cretan royal mythological cycle
pursuedBy Hermes
relative Aerope
Althaemenes
Clymene
Minos
sibling Althaemenes

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Catreus offspring Apemosyne
Aerope siblingOf Apemosyne
Althaemenes sibling Apemosyne
Aerope sibling Apemosyne
Clymene (daughter of Catreus) sibling Apemosyne
Clymene (daughter of Catreus) associatedCharacter Apemosyne