Absyrtus

Get Babylon's Translation Software! Free Download Now!
Babylon 8 - Your all-in-one solution
Award winning translation software trusted by millions. Translate from any language to any language.
View Demo


Wikipedia English The Free EncyclopediaDownload this dictionary
Absyrtus
Absyrtus, or Apsyrtus (Greek ), was in Greek mythology the son of Aeëtes and a brother of Medea and Chalciope. His mother is variously given: Hyginus calls her Ipsia, Apollodorus calls her Idyia, Apollonius calls her Asterodeia, and others Hecate, Neaera, or Eurylyte. When Medea fled with Jason, she took her brother Absyrtus with her, and when she was nearly overtaken by her father, she murdered her brother, cut his body into pieces and strewed them on the road, so that her father might thus be delayed by gathering the limbs of his child. Tomi, the place where this occurred, was believed to have derived its name from temno (, "cut").
See more at Wikipedia.org...

This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License

Define Absyrtus

Translate Absyrtus





| Absyrtus in French | Absyrtus in Italian | Absyrtus in Spanish | Absyrtus in Dutch | Absyrtus in German | Absyrtus in Russian