Polymede

In Greek mythology, the female name Polymede (Ancient Greek: Πολυμήδη) may refer to:

• Polymede, daughter of Autolycus by Mestra, Neaera or Amphithea; and the possible mother of Jason by Aeson, King of Iolcus.[1] She was also called Polymele[2] or Polypheme;[3] otherwise the mother of the hero was either (1) Alcimede, daughter of Phylacus;[4] (2) Amphinome;[5] (3) Rhoeo, daughter of Staphylus;[6] (4) Theognete, daughter of Laodicus;[7] and lastly, (5) Arne or (6) Scarphe.[8]
• Polymede, mother of Nestor by Neleus, king of Pylos.[9] Otherwise, Nestor's mother was known as Chloris,[10] a Minyan princess and daughter of King Amphion of Orchomenus.[11]

Notes

1. Apollodorus, 1.9.16; Tzetzes on Lycophron, 175 & 872
2. Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 38; Tzetzes, Chiliades 6.979; Scholia ad Homer, Odyssey 12.69 with Hesiod as the authority
3. Scholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 1.45 with Herodorus as authority
4. Apollonius Rhodius, 1.47, 233 & 259; Scholia ad ibid, 1.45 & ad Homer, Odyssey 12.69, both have Pherecydes as the authority; Valerius Flaccus, 1.297; Hyginus, Fabulae 3, 13 & 14
5. Diodorus Siculus, 4.50.2
6. Tzetzes, Chiliades 6.979
7. Scholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 1.45 with Andron on Epitome of Affinity as the source
8. Tzetzes ad Lycophron, 872
9. Tzetzes, Allegories of the Iliad Prologue 517
10. Tzetzes, Allegories of the Iliad Prologue 516
11. Scholia ad Homer, Odyssey 11.281 citing Pherecydes; Apollodorus, 1.9.9

References

• Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Hesiod, Catalogue of Women from Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica translated by Evelyn-White, H G. Loeb Classical Library Volume 57. London: William Heinemann, 1914. Online version at theio.com
• Tzetzes, John, Allegories of the Iliad translated by Goldwyn, Adam J. and Kokkini, Dimitra. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, Harvard University Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0-674-96785-4
• 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 theio.com.