Ida (mother of Minos)

In Greek mythology Ida (Greek: Ἴδη), according to Diodorus Siculus, was the daughter of Corybas, who gave his name to the Corybantes. Ida married Lycastus, the king of Crete, who was the son of the Minos the first king of Crete. She bore Lycastus a son, also named Minos, who succeeded Lycastus as the "second" king Minos of Crete.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Grimal, s.v. Ida, p. 227; Diodorus Siculus, 4.60.3, 5.49.1–3.

References

  • Diodorus Siculus, Diodorus Siculus: The Library of History. Translated by C. H. Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Online version by Bill Thayer
  • Grimal, Pierre, The Dictionary of Classical Mythology, Wiley-Blackwell, 1996, ISBN 9780631201021.
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