Iphis

Iphis (/ˈaɪfɪs/ EYE-fis, /ˈɪfɪs/ IF-iss; Ancient Greek: Ἶφις [íi.pʰis]) was a name attributed to the following individuals in Greek mythology.

• The feminine name Iphis (Ἶφις Îphis, gen. Ἴφιδος Ī́phidos) refers to the following personages.
  • Iphis, daughter of Ligdus.^[1]
  • Iphis, as recounted in Homer's Iliad, was the slave of Patroclus, Achilles' companion-in-arms. A native of Scyros, she had been enslaved by Achilles when the latter conquered her home island, and given by him to Patroclus.^[2] Pausanias describes a painting of Iphis, Diomede and Briseis admiring Helen's beauty as the latter has been brought back to the Greek camp from the sacked Troy.^[3]
  • Iphis, one of the daughters of Thespius and Megamede. She bore Heracles a son, Celeustanor.^[4]
  • Iphis, daughter of Peneus, mother of Salmoneus by Aeolus, the son of Hellen.^[5]
  • Iphis, variant for Iphigenia or Iphianassa.^[6][7]
• The masculine name Iphis (Ἶφις Îphis, gen. Ἴφιος Ī́phios) refers to the following personages.
  • Iphis, in Ovid's Metamorphoses, was a Cypriot shepherd who loved a woman named Anaxarete. Anaxarete scorned him and Iphis killed himself in despair. Because Anaxarete was still unmoved, Aphrodite changed her to stone.^[8]
  • Iphis, son of Alector, was one of the kings in Argos. Polynices came to him for advice on how to get Amphiaraus to join the Seven Against Thebes. He advised him to give Eriphyle the necklace of Harmonia. He was the father of Eteoclus, Evadne (wife of Capaneus)^[9] and Laodice (mother of Capaneus)^[10]. He left his kingdom to his grandson Sthenelus, the son of his son-in-law Capaneus.^[11]
  • Iphis, one of the Argonauts, son of Sthenelus and brother of Eurystheus, from Argos. He was killed in battle in Colchis by Aeetes.^[12][13]
  • Iphis, a Theban warrior, one of the defenders against the Seven Against Thebes. He was killed by Acamas.^[14]
  • Iphis, father of Ligdus (see above).^[15]

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