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Abarbarea of Troad

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In Greek mythology, Abarbarea (Ancient Greek: Ἀβαρβαρέη, romanizedAbarbaree, lit.'unmuddy'[1]) was a naiad nymph of the meadows of the Aesepus River, her river-god father.[2]

Family

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Abarbarea was the wife of Bucolion (the eldest but illegitimate son of the Trojan king Laomedon) and had twin sons by him, Aesepus and Pedasus, who were killed by Euryalus during the Trojan War.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8]

"Then Euryalus slew Dresus and Opheltius, and went on after Aesepus and Pedasus, whom on a time the fountain-nymph Abarbarea bare to peerless Bucolion. Now Bucolion was a son of lordly Laomedon, his eldest born, though the mother that bare him was unwed; he while shepherding his flocks lay with the nymph in love, and she conceived and bare twin sons."

— Homer, Iliad, 6.21–23

Mythology

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Before her marriage to Bucolion, Abarbarea often reproached Nicaea for having killed the mortal ox-herder Hymnus.[9]

"The Nymph of the mountain was sore offended at manslaying Nicaia, and lamented over the body of Hymnos; in her watery hall the girl of Rhyndacos groaned, carried along barefoot by the water; the Naiads wept, and up in Sipylos, the neighbouring rock of Niobe groaned yet more with tears that flow uncalled; the youngest girl of all, still unacquainted with wedded love, not yet having come to Bucolion's pallet, the Naiad Abarbarea oft reproached the nymph..."[10]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Kirk, G. S. (1990). The Iliad: A Commentary: Volume 2, Books 5-8. Cambridge University Press. pp. 158 .
  2. ^ Bell, Robert E. (1991). Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary. ABC-CLIO. p. 1. ISBN 9780874365818.
  3. ^ Rose, Carol (1996). Spirits, Fairies, Gnomes, and Goblins: An Encyclopedia of the Little People. ABC-CLIO. pp. 351. ISBN 9780874368116.
  4. ^ Munn, Mark H. (2006). The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia: A Study of Sovereignty in Ancient Religion. University of California Press. pp. 140. ISBN 9780520243491.
  5. ^ Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. pp. 9. ISBN 9780786471119.
  6. ^ Kirk, Athena (2021). Ancient Greek Lists: Catalogue and Inventory Across Genres. Cambridge University Press. pp. 63. ISBN 9781108841139.
  7. ^ Larson, Jennifer (2001). Greek Nymphs: Myth, Cult, Lore. Oxford University Press. pp. 22 & 195 . ISBN 9780198028680.
  8. ^ Homer, Iliad 6.21–23
  9. ^ Nonnus, Dionysiaca 15.378
  10. ^ Nonnus, Dionysiaca 15.378 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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