Siproites
In Greek mythology, Siproites (/sɪprˈɔɪtɪs/; sip-ROY-teez; Greek: Σιπροίτης, translit. Siproítēs) or Siproetes is the name of a Cretan hero, who saw the goddess Artemis naked while she was bathing and was then transformed into a woman, paralleling the story of the hunter Actaeon.[1]
Mythology
Siproites, while hunting, saw Artemis bathing naked; in response to the offence, the virgin goddess turned him into a woman:[2]
The Cretan, Siproites, had also been turned into a woman for having seen Artemis bathing when out hunting.[3][4]
The full story of Siproites has been lost; the above passage is all that remains, as Antoninus Liberalis alone preserves the tale in a brief mention.[5] This sex-change tale shares similarities with the myth of Athena blinding Tiresias for seeing her naked.[6] This reversal story brings Siproites into line with several other male hunters and soldiers who were emasculated, both literally and metaphorically, such as Attis and Orion.[7]
Notes
- Wright, Rosemary M. "A Dictionary of Classical Mythology: Summary of Transformations". mythandreligion.upatras.gr. University of Patras. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- "Ludwig Preller: Griechische Mythologie I - Theogonie, Götter". www.projekt-gutenberg.org (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses, Leucippus
- Patsi-Garin 1969, p. 677.
- Celoria 1992, p. 83.
- Fontenrose 1981, p. 125.
- Forbes Irving 1990, p. 89.
References
- Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis, translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). Online version at topos text.
- Celoria, Francis (1992). The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis: A Translation with a Commentary. Canada, USA: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-06896-7.
- Fontenrose, Joseph Eddy (1981). Orion: The Myth of the Hunter and the Huntress. Berkeley, Los Angeles: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-09632-0.
- Forbes Irving, Paul M. C. (1990). Metamorphosis in Greek Myths. Oxford Classical Monographs. Oxford, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-814730-9.
- Patsi-Garin, Emmy (1969). Επίτομο λεξικό Ελληνικής Μυθολογίας [Epitomic Dictionary of Greek Mythology] (in Greek). Athens: Χάρη Πάτση publications.
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