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| - | :''[[god]], [[Protogenoi]]'' | + | e were many women with the name '''Eurynomê''' (Εὐρυνόμη), with the possible significance "far-wandering" (''eury'' + ''nomos''; compare [[nomad]]). |
| - | The [[Ancient Greece|ancient]] '''Greeks''' proposed many different ideas about '''primordial deities''' in their '''[[Greek mythology|mythology]]''', which would later be largely adapted by the Romans. The many [[Religious cosmology|religious cosmologies]] constructed by Greek poets each give a different account of which deities came first. | + | [[File:Greek Eros vase.png|thumb|Eurynome (far left)]] |
| - | + | #The [[Eurynome (oceanid)|Oceanid]], or daughter of Oceanus. See [[Oceanids]]. | |
| - | The pre- or early Hellene [[Pelasgian]] (from c. 3,500 BC) belief was that [[Eurynome]] produced the Universal Egg and her son, [[Ophion]], wrapped around it, breaking it in half—revealing the entire universe, the deities, and humans. | + | #Wife of [[Ophion]] (may be the same as the following). |
| - | *''[[The Iliad]]'', an [[epic poem]] attributed to Homer about the [[Trojan War]] (an oral tradition of 700 or 600 BC) states that [[Tethys (mythology)|Tethys]] and [[Oceanus|Ocean]] are the parents of all the deities. | + | #Mother of the [[Charites]] (may be the same as the following). |
| - | *In [[Hesiod]] (c. 700 BC) [[Chaos (mythology)|Chaos]] ("void", "gap") stands at the beginning, followed by [[Gaia (mythology)|Gaia]], [[Tartarus]], and [[Eros (god)|Eros]]. After these forces manifest on their own, they have children through various methods, including [[Erebus]], [[Pontus (mythology)|Pontus]], [[Ourea]], the [[Titans]], [[Nyx (mythology)|Nyx]], and [[Aether (mythology)|Aether]]. (See [[Protogenoi]]) | + | #Daughter of King [[Nisos|Nisus]] of [[Megara]] and mother of [[Bellerophon]] by [[Poseidon]] according to [[Hesiod]]'s ''Catalogue'' 7 and [[Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]] 157. |
| - | *[[Alcman]] (c. 600 BC) made the water-nymph [[Thetis]] the first goddess, producing ''poros'' "path", ''tekmor'' "marker" and ''skotos'' "darkness" on the pathless, featureless void. | + | #Mother of [[Leucothea]] whom [[Helios]] loved, whose father was the Persian [[Orchamus]], as given by [[Ovid]] in ''Metamorphoses'' 4.208ff. |
| - | *[[Orpheus|Orphic]] poetry (c. 530 BC) made [[Nyx (mythology)|Nyx]] the first principle, ''Night'', and her offspring were many. | + | #Wife of Lycurgus of [[Arcadia]] and mother of Amphidamas, Epochus, Ancaeus, and Iasus; from [[Apollodorus]] 3.9.2. |
| - | *Also in the Orphic tradition, [[Phanes (mythology)|Phanes]] (a mystic Orphic deity of light and procreation, sometimes identified with the Elder Eros) is the original ruler of the universe, who hatched from the cosmic egg. [http://www.theoi.com/Protogenos/Phanes.html 1] | + | #Daughter of Iphitus and mother of [[Adrastus]] of Argos by [[Talaus]], as given by Hyginus 70. |
| - | *[[Aristophanes]] (c. 456–386 BC) wrote in his ''Birds'', that [[Nyx]] is the first deity also, and that she produced Eros from an egg. | + | #Waiting woman of [[Penelope]] in the ''[[Odyssey]]''. |
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| - | Philosophers of [[Classical Greece]] also constructed their own [[cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology|metaphysical cosmogonies]], with their own primordial deities: | + | |
| - | *[[Pherecydes of Syros]] (c. 600-550 BC) made [[Chronos]] ("time") the first deitiy in his ''Heptamychia''. | + | |
| - | *[[Empedocles]] (c. 490–430 BC) wrote that [[Aphrodite]] and [[Ares]] were the first principles, who wove the universe out of the [[four elements]] with their powers of love and strife. | + | |
| - | *[[Plato]] in (360 BC) introduced the concept that ''Timaeus'', the [[demiurge]], modeled the universe on the [[Idea]]s. | + | |
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| + | #''[[Eurynome (Crustacea)|Eurynome]]'' is a genus of crab in the family [[Pisidae]]. | ||
| + | #[[79 Eurynome]] is an [[asteroid]]. | ||
| + | #An alternate name for [[Eurynomos]] | ||
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e were many women with the name Eurynomê (Εὐρυνόμη), with the possible significance "far-wandering" (eury + nomos; compare nomad). thumb|Eurynome (far left)
- The Oceanid, or daughter of Oceanus. See Oceanids.
- Wife of Ophion (may be the same as the following).
- Mother of the Charites (may be the same as the following).
- Daughter of King Nisus of Megara and mother of Bellerophon by Poseidon according to Hesiod's Catalogue 7 and Hyginus 157.
- Mother of Leucothea whom Helios loved, whose father was the Persian Orchamus, as given by Ovid in Metamorphoses 4.208ff.
- Wife of Lycurgus of Arcadia and mother of Amphidamas, Epochus, Ancaeus, and Iasus; from Apollodorus 3.9.2.
- Daughter of Iphitus and mother of Adrastus of Argos by Talaus, as given by Hyginus 70.
- Waiting woman of Penelope in the Odyssey.
Other
- Eurynome is a genus of crab in the family Pisidae.
- 79 Eurynome is an asteroid.
- An alternate name for Eurynomos
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