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In Greek mythology, Philodice or Philodike (Ancient Greek: Φιλοδίκη) was the name of the following figures:
- Philodice, an Argive naiad, daughter of Inachus, river-king of Argos. She was the wife of Leucippus of Messenia by whom she became the mother of Hilaeira and Phoebe, and possibly Arsinoe. Philodice was considered the sister of Phoroneus, Io and Aegialeus.
- Philodice, also Phylodice (Φυλοδίκη), wife of Magnes, king of Macedonia and mother of his sons, Eurynomus and Eioneus. Otherwise the wife of Magnes was called Meliboea by Eustathius.
Notes
- ^ William Smith. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology s.v. Philodice. London. John Murray (1848).
- Tzetzes on Lycophron, 511.
- Scholia ad Euripides, Phoenissae 1760
- Eustathius ad Homer, p. 338
References
- Tzetzes, John, Lycophronis Alexandra. Vol. II: Scholia Continens, edited by Eduard Scheer, Berlin, Weidmann, 1881. Internet Archive.