Philomache

In Greek mythology, Philomache or Phylomache (Ancient Greek: Φυλομάχην) was an Minyan princess who became a queen of Iolcus.

Family

Phylomache was the daughter of King Amphion of Orchomenus and thus sister to Chloris, wife of Neleus.[1][2] She was named as the wife of Pelias, king of Iolcus and mother of Acastus, Pisidice, Pelopia, Hippothoe and Alcestis. But other sources say that the wife of Pelias and the mother of these children was the daughter of Bias named Anaxibia or Alphesiboea.[3]
Mythology

The only account that mentioned Phylomache was that of Apollodorus' Bibliotheca:[4]

But Pelias dwelt in Thessaly and married Anaxibia, daughter of Bias, but according to some his wife was Phylomache, daughter of Amphion; and he begat a son, Acastus, and daughters, Pisidice, Pelopia, Hippothoe, and Alcestis.

Note

Scholia on Odyssey, 11. 281 citing Pherecydes
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1.9.9
Theocritus, Idylls 3.45

Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1.9.10

References

Pseudo-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. . Greek text .
Theocritus, Idylls from The Greek Bucolic Poets translated by Edmonds, J M. Loeb Classical Library Volume 28. Cambridge, MA. Harvard Univserity Press. 1912. Online version at theoi.com
Theocritus, Idylls edited by R. J. Cholmeley, M.A. London. George Bell & Sons. 1901. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

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