Protogeneia
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Protogeneia ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|p|r|ɒ|t|ə|.|dʒ|ə|ˈ|n|aɪ|ə}}; Ancient Greek: {{lang|grc|Πρωτογένεια}} means "the firstborn"), in Greek mythology, may refer to:
- Protogeneia, a Phthian princess as the daughter of King Deucalion of Thessaly and Pyrrha, mythological progenitors of the Hellenes.Apollodorus, [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+1.7.2&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022:chapter=&highlight=Protogenia 1.7.2]; Pherecydes, fr. 3F23; Gantz, p. 167; Hard, [https://books.google.com/books?id=r1Y3xZWVlnIC&pg=PA404 p. 404]; Grimal, [https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofclas0000grim/page/396/mode/2up?view=theater s.v. Protogenia, p. 396]. She was the sister of Hellen and Amphictyon, and possibly of Thyia and Pandora II, MelanthoTzetzes ad Lycophron, [https://topostext.org/work/860#207 208] (Gk. text){{AI-generated source|date=November 2024}} (Melanthea) and Candybus. By Zeus, Protogeneia became the mother of Opus,Scholia on Pindar, Olympian [https://scaife.perseus.org/reader/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5034.tlg001a.perseus-grc1:9.85 9.85 (Drachmann, pp. 288–289)] [= BNJ 4 F117a]; Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, 4.1780 Aethlius,Hyginus, Fabulae [https://topostext.org/work/206#155 155] AetolusApollodorus, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+1.7.2&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022:book=1:chapter=7&highlight=Aethlius 1.7.2]; Hyginus, Fabulae [https://topostext.org/work/206#155 155]. and possibly of Dorus.Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions 21.
- Protogeneia, also called Cambyse,Eustathius on Homer, p. 277. daughter of the above Opus. Zeus carried her off from the land of the Epeans and became by her, on mount Maenalus in Arcadia, the father of Opus II.Hard, [https://books.google.com/books?id=r1Y3xZWVlnIC&pg=PA564 p. 564]; Scholia on Pindar, Olympian [https://scaife.perseus.org/reader/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5034.tlg001a.perseus-grc1:9.85 9.85 (Drachmann, pp. 288–289)] [= BNJ 4 F117a]. She was later received by Locrus who for being childless, married Protogeneia and adopted her son Opus as his own.Pindar, Olympian [http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-eng1:9 9.43 ff.]
- Protogeneia, a Calydonian princess as the daughter of King Calydon and Aeolia, daughter of Amythaon, and thus sister to Epicaste. By Ares, Protogeneia became the mother of Oxylus of Aetolia.Apollodorus, [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+1.7.7&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022:chapter=&highlight=Protogenia 1.7.7]
- Protogeneia, an Athenian princess as the eldest of the daughters of King Erechtheus and probably Praxithea, daughter of Phrasimus and Diogeneia. She and her sister Pandora committed suicide when Erechtheus sacrificed Chthonia, another sister of theirs. Protogeneia's other sisters were Procris, Creusa, Oreithyia,Suda s.v. [https://topostext.org/work/240#pi.668 Maidens, Virgins (Παρθένοι)]. MeropePlutarch, Theseus 19.5. while her possible brothers were Cecrops, Pandorus, Metion,Apollodorus, [http://data.perseus.org/texts/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0548.tlg001.perseus-eng1:3.15.1 3.15.1]. Orneus,Pausanias, 2.25.6; Plutarch, Theseus 32.1; Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. [https://topostext.org/work/241#O496.5 Orneiai]. Thespius,Diodorus Siculus, 4.29.2 EupalamusDiodorus Siculus, 4.76.1 and Sicyon.Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160%3Abook%3D2%3Achapter%3D6%3Asection%3D5 2.6.5], citing Hesiod (Ehoiai fr. 224) for Erechtheus.
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