Corycia
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In Greek mythology, Corycia (Ancient Greek: Κωρυκία, romanized: Kōrykia) or Corycis (Kōrukis), was a naiad who lived on Mount Parnassus in Phocis.
Family
[edit]Corycia's father was the local river-god Kephisos or Pleistos of northern Boeotia. With Apollo, she became the mother of Lycorus (Lyrcorus) who gave his name to the city Lycoreia.
Mythology
[edit]Corycia was one of the Thriae nymphs of the springs of the Corycian Cave, which was named after her. She was related to the nymph Castalia who presided over the sacred springs at Delphi. Corycia was closely identified with Kleodora and Melaina.[1]
The plural Coryciae was applied to the daughters of Pleistos.[2]
Modern interpretation
[edit]According to one source, the following relates to the historical account of Corycia:
“In 1800 BC, Corycia was born in the upstream of the Cephisus River, north of Mount Parnassus. Her possible father was Parnassus, the son of Cleopompus and Cleodora. In 1780 BC, Corycia bore a son, Lycorus (or Lycoreus).[3] After the city built by Parnassus was destroyed by a great flood in 1750 BC, the people who fled from the floodwaters founded a new city, Lycoreia, on the right bank of the Cephisus River and high up Mount Parnassus. Their leader’s name, Corycia’s husband, was unknown but the town was called after their son Lycorus.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Pausanias, 5.6.2 & 5.32.2
- ^ Apollonius of Rhodes, 2.710; Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.320; Heroides 20.221
- ^ Miyano, Kengo. "Corycia, daughter of Parnassus". Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Greeks.
- ^ Miyano, Kengo. "Chapter 1 - The Flood of Ogygus Era (1750 BC)". Bronze Age History of Greece.
References
[edit]- 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.
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, The Epistles of Ovid. London. J. Nunn, Great-Queen-Street; R. Priestly, 143, High-Holborn; R. Lea, Greek-Street, Soho; and J. Rodwell, New-Bond-Street. 1813. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Ovidius Naso. Amores, Epistulae, Medicamina faciei femineae, Ars amatoria, Remedia amoris. Edition by R. Ehwald; Rudolphi Merkelii; Leipzig. B. G. Teubner. 1907. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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