In Greek mythology, the name Cleobule, also Cleoboule, Cleobula, Kleobule or Kleoboule, (The name is derived from Kleos (κλέος) means "glory," "fame," or "renown" and Boule (βουλή) means "counsel," "will," "advice," or "deliberation.") refers to:
Cleobule, daughter of Aeolus or Aeopolus, one of the possible mothers of Myrtilus by Hermes.Tzetzes on Lycophron, 157Scholia on Euripides, Orestes 990 Cleobule, wife of Aleus of Tegea, mother of Cepheus and Amphidamas.Hyginus, Fabulae 14 Cleobula, mother by Ares of Cycnus who was killed by Heracles. Cleobule, mother of Amphimachus by CteatusTzetzes, Allegories of the Iliad Prologue 569 instead of Theronice. Cleobule, mother of Leonteus by Coronus.Tzetzes, Allegories of the Iliad Prologue 626 Cleobule, daughter of Eurytus and by Tenthredon,Prothoos' father Tenthredon was mentioned in the following sources: Apollodorus, Epitome 3.14; Homer, Iliad 2.756; Hyginus, Fabulae 97 & Eustathius on Homer, Iliad p. 338 possibly the mother of Prothous, leader of the Magnesians during the Trojan War.Tzetzes, Allegories of the Iliad Prologue 635 Otherwise, Eurymache was called the mother of the Prothous.Tzetzes, Allegories of the Iliad Prologue 634 Cleobule, mother of Phoenix by Amyntor.Gantz, p. 618; Tzetzes on Lycophron, 421 (Gk text) Otherwise, Hippodameia or Alcimede was called the mother).Gantz, p. 618. For Hippodamia, see the A scholia to Iliad 9.448 (cited by Gantz), for Alcimede see Palatine Anthology 3.3 (Paton, pp. 152–153). Cleobule had two other possible children by Amyntor, AsydameiaApollodorus, 2.7.8 and Crantor.Ovid, Metamorphoses 12.355–392 Cleobule was jealous of Amyntor's love for his concubine, Clytie or Phthia, so she convinced her son Phoenix to sleep with her, but when Amyntor found out, he cursed Phoenix with sterility.Homer, Iliad 9.437-484 Cleobule, the Boeotian mother of Leitus by Lacritus;Hyginus, Fabulae 97 alternately, mother of Arcesilaus by Alector (Alectryon). Otherwise, Leitus' mother was Polybule by Alector or he was an earth-born, thus a son of Gaea.Euripides, Iphigenia in Aulis 259 Meanwhile, Arcesilaus' parents were Areilycus and Theobule.Hyginus, Fabulae 97 Cleobule, mother of the tragedian Euripides by Apollo, as stated by Hyginus.Hyginus, Fabulae 161 Whether this is an otherwise unknown legend or simply the result of corruption of the text is uncertain.
See also Kleobule, mother of Demosthenes
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