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	Chrysippus Summary
		Chrysippus, the Stoic philosopher born at Soli, in Cilicia, became the third leader of the Stoa at Athens upon the death of Cleanthes, in 232 BCE.
		Chrysippus vowed to change that due to the effect it was having on the Stoa.
		Chrysippus believed virtue to be a quality of the soul, and that virtue, along with soul and body, were all intertwined.
	www.bookrags.com /Chrysippus (1607 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Chrysippus
		Chrysippus is said to have given wine to his donkey, and then died of laughter after seeing it attempt to eat figs, although the story is dubious.
		Chrysippus vowed to change that due to the effect it was having on the Stoa.
		Chrysippus believed virtue to be a quality of the soul, and that virtue, along with soul and body, were all intertwined.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Chrysippus (731 words)

	Greek Travelogue - Delphi
		Chrysippus committed suicide from the shame of being homosexually raped.
		Laios was being punished for the kidnap and homosexual rape of Chrysippus.
		True mythology is about the gods and comes to us out of primordial time during which the cosmos had its origin.
	greek-myth.com /Pale_Horse/delphi.htm (10334 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 700 (v. 1) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		CHRYSIPPUS (Xpo-tTTTros), a Stoic philosopher, son of Apollonius of Tarsus, but born himself at Soli in Cilicia.
		With regard to the worth of Chrysippus as a philosopher, it is the opinion of Ritter that, in spite of the common statement that he differed in some points from Zeno and Cleanthes (Cic.
		The third of the ancient divisions of philosophy, logic (of the theory of the sources of human knowledge), was not considered by Chrysippus of the same importance as it had appeared to Plato and Aristotle ; and he followed the Epicureans in calling it rather the organum of philosophy than a part of philosophy itself.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/0709.html (993 words)

	Chrysippus
		They had been sent by their mother, Hippodamia, who feared Chrysippus would inherit Pelops' throne instead of her sons.
		The death of Chrysippus is seen as springing from the curse that Myrtilus placed on Pelops.
		The story is that Hippodameia withdrew to Midea in Argolis, because Pelops was very angry with her over the death of Chrysippus.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Mythology/Chrysippus.html (320 words)

	Chrysippus - Zuula Search
		Chrysippus of Soli (c.280–c.207 BC, Χρύσιππος ὁ Σολεύς) was Cleanthes' pupil and the eventual successor as the head of stoic philosophy.
		In Greek mythology, Chrysippus was a divine hero of Elis in the Peloponnesus, a young boy, the bastard son of Pelops and the nymph Axioche.
		Chrysippus was a Greek philosopher who is considered the cofounder of Stoicism.
	zuula.com /SearchResult.jsp?bst=1&prefpg=1&st=Chrysippus (160 words)

	Laius - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		In Greek mythology, King Laius, or Laios of Thebes was a divine hero and key personage in the Theban founding myth.
		Laius become infatuated with the king's son, Chrysippus, and carried him off to Thebes while teaching him how to drive a chariot, or as Hyginus records it, during the Nemean games.
		After the rape of Chrysippus, Laius married Jocasta or Epicasta, the daughter of Menoeceus, a descendant of the Spartoi.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Laius (566 words)

	Laius
		Laius was one of the mythical founders of the tradition of Pederasty, though in his case by counterexample - instead of practicing pedagogic pederasty he raped his student, Chrysippus.
		His transgression of that command eventually resulted in his death at the hand of his own son, Oedipus, and in the sufferings that Oedipus and his own descendants were to bear.
		After the rape of Chrysippus, Laius married Jocasta and (disobeying the divine command in a drunken stupor) fathered Oedipus on her.
	www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/la/Laius.htm (332 words)

	Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Chrysippus.
		Chrysippus of Soli was a disciple of Zeno the Stoic, and Cleanthes his successor.
		He did for the Stoics what St. Paul did for Christianity—that is, he explained the system, showed by plausible reasoning its truth, and how it was based on a solid foundation.
		Stoicism was founded by Zeno, it is true; but if Chrysippus had not advocated it, the system would never have taken root.
	www.bartleby.com /81/3550.html (107 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 701 (v. 1) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		c.), father of Chrysippus the physician to Ptolemy Soter (id. vii.
		Chrysippus had two brothers, Cosmas and Gabriel, all of whom received a learned education in Syria, and were afterwards intrusted to the care of the abbot Euthymius at Jerusalem.
		There Chrysippus took orders, and became Oecono- mus in the " Monasterium Laurae," praefect of the church of the Holy Resurrection, and custos of the church of the Holy Cross, an office which he held during ten years.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/0710.html (836 words)

	Chrysippus — Infoplease.com
		Chrysippus - Chrysippus Nisi Chrysippus fuisset, Porticus non esset.
		Chrysippus of Soli was a disciple of Zeno...
		Classical Mythology: Even the Wisest Cannot See: Oedipus the King - Classic Mythological character Oedipus, his ancestor Cadmus the first king of Thebes, his great-grandson Laius and conception of Oedipus with Jocasta.
	www.infoplease.com /dictionary/brewers/chrysippus.html (234 words)

	glbtq >> literature >> Classical Mythology
		Mythology is obsessed with origins; hence the focus on the provenance of same-sex love.
		Of Pelops' many sons, the youngest and favorite was Chrysippus, whose mother was not the queen Hippodamia but a nymph.
		In one version, Chrysippus killed himself for shame; in another, Hippodamia killed him sleeping in Laius's bed and used Laius's sword to pin the crime on him, but the dying boy cleared his lover of suspicion.
	www.glbtq.com /literature/classical_myth,4.html (819 words)

	Rape Crisis Online Encyclopedia / Historical
		In Greek mythology, for example, the rape of women, as exemplified by the rape of [Europa (mythology)Europa], and male rape, found in the myth of [Laius] and [Chrysippus (mythology)Chrysippus], were mentioned.
		The rape of [Europa (mythology)Europa] by Zeus is represented as an abduction followed by consensual lovemaking, similar perhaps to the rape of [Ganymede (mythology)Ganymede] by Zeus, and went unpunished.
		The rape of Chrysippus by Laius, however, is represented in darker terms, and was known in Classical antiquity as "the crime of Laius", a term which came to be applied to all male rape.
	rapesurvivor.pbwiki.com /Historical?raw=1 (1353 words)

	House of Pelops
		It was said that Hippodaemia was jealous, because of Pelops' love and attention to Chrysippus, instead of their sons.
		In shame of the rape, Chrysippus killed himself, by falling upon a sword.
		Upon the death of Eurystheus, and because of strong ties with the Perseids, Atreus and Thyestes became kings of Mycenae.
	www.timelessmyths.com /classical/pelops.html (4148 words)

	Theology WebSite: Church History Study Helps: Stoic Thought (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Chrysippus wrote volumnously to show that this is the best of all possible worlds.
		Mythology was seen as a crude expression of truth, presented on the level of the people of the time.
		Chrysippus had a complicated answer involving a seeping back in of a true judgment.
	www.theologywebsite.com /history/stoicthought.shtml (1909 words)

	Laio - NMwiki
		Laius was one of the mythical founders of the tradition of pederasty, though in his case by counterexample – instead of practicing pedagogic pederasty he raped his student, Chrysippus.
		His transgression of that command eventually resulted in his death at the hand of his own son, Oedipus, and in the sufferings that Oedipus and his own descendants were to bear.
		After the rape of Chrysippus, Laius married Jocasta and (disobeying the divine command in a drunken stupor) fathered Oedipus on her.
	www.milletti.com /mywiki/index.php?title=Laio (707 words)

	Atreus, Greek Mythology Link - www.maicar.com
		Since they refused, Hippodamia 3 visited at night Laius 1 and Chrysippus 2 when they were asleep, and taking the sword of the Theban, she wounded Chrysippus 2 and fixed the sword in his body, so that Laius 1 would be suspected.
		However, Chrysippus 2 acknowledged the truth before dying, and King Pelops 1 banished his wife, who, according to some, committed suicide after withdrawing to Midea in Argolis.
		But others say that Chrysippus 2 was in fact murdered by Atreus and Thyestes 1, at the instigation of their mother.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Atreus.html (2211 words)

	Thebes \| Tebas, Greek Mythology Link - www.maicar.com
		However, while he, in the course of the Nemean Games, taught Chrysippus 2, a bastard son of Pelops 1 by the nymph Danais, to drive the chariot, he fell in love with him and carried him off.
		However, Hippodamia 3 found the occasion opportune to have the bastard Chrysippus 2 killed, and arguing that he would become a contestant for the kingship, she tried to persuade her sons to assassinate him.
		So at night Hippodamia 3 visited Laius 1 and Chrysippus 2 when they were asleep, and taking the sword of the Theban, she wounded Chrysippus 2 and fixed the sword in his body, so that Laius 1 would be suspected.
	www.maicar.com /GML/Thebes.html (3162 words)

	Chrysippus. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		After Zeno, the founder of Stoicism, Chrysippus is considered the most eminent of the school.
		He systematized Stoicism and reconciled the factions that threatened to split the school.
		Chrysippus wrote with exquisite logic but also gave great weight to prophecy and the irrational.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ch/Chrysipp.html (121 words)

	Chrysippus (mythology) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In Greek mythology, Chrysippus was a divine hero of Elis in the Peloponnesus, a young boy, the bastard son of Pelops and the nymph Axioche.
		They had been sent by their mother, Hippodameia, who feared Chrysippus would inherit Pelops' throne instead of her sons.
		The death of Chrysippus is seen as springing from the curse that Myrtilus placed on Pelops.
	www.abcworld.net /Chrysippus_%28mythology%29.html (244 words)

	Past History
		The corpus of legend is massive and contradictory; epic poets and dramatists freely chose which version of a story they would tell, embellishing it with new details or drawing in episodes from other myths.
		Or: Chrysippus' stepmother, wishing to prevent the boy from inheriting his father's throne, crept into the bedroom he shared with Laius and stabbed him in the stomach as he slept.
		After his death, she cursed Laius and his offspring, and sent the Sphinx to punish Thebes for harboring Chrysippus' murderer.
	www.amrep.org /articles/2_4a/past.html (1471 words)

	History of rape at AllExperts
		In Greek mythology, for example, the rape of women, as exemplified by the rape of Europa, and male rape, found in the myth of Laius and Chrysippus, were mentioned.
		The rape of Europa by Zeus is represented as an abduction followed by consensual lovemaking, similar perhaps to the rape of Ganymede by Zeus, and went unpunished.
		The rape of Chrysippus by Laius, however, is represented in darker terms, and was known in antiquity as "the crime of Laius", a term which came to be applied to all male rape.
	en.allexperts.com /e/h/hi/history_of_rape.htm (955 words)

	Pelops
		By Axioche or the nymph Danais he is said to have been the father of Chrysippus and according to Pindar he had only six sons by Hippodameia, whereas the Scholiast mentions Pleisthenes and Chrysippus as sons of Pelops by Hippodameia.
		Chrysippus who was the favourite of his father, roused the envy of his brothers, who in concert with Hippodameia, prevailed upon the two eldest among them, Atreus and Thytstes, to kill Chrysippus.
		According to some Atreus alone was the murderer or Pelops himself killed him, or Chrysippus made away with himself, or Hippodameia slew him because her own sons refused to do it.
	bulfinch.englishatheist.org /b/pantheon/Pelops.html (1275 words)

	Theban pederasty at AllExperts
		In Thebes, the main polis in Boeotia, a renowned center of pederasty, the practice was enshrined in the founding myth of the city.
		In this instance the story was meant to teach by counterexample: it depicts Laius, a divine hero and one of the mythical ancestors of the Thebans, in the role of a lover who betrays the father and rapes the son, Chrysippus.
		The tale of Laius and Chrysippus garnered Thebes the distinction of being, on the mainland, the "legendary font of Greek pederasty."
	en.allexperts.com /e/t/th/theban_pederasty.htm (984 words)

	Public Life Student Sample Short Paper
		The king had a son, Chrysippus, whom Pelops felt should master the art of the charioteer and appointed Laios his teacher.
		As Hippodamia found out about the relationship, she became jealous and stabbed Chrysippus while he and Laios were in bed together (“The Tale of the Golden Fleece”; “Laius and Chrisippus-Greek Mythology”).
		Although Chrysippus was only the stepson of Laios, he still was punished for his stepfather’s sins.
	artsci.shu.edu /english/1202/assignment-sequences/public_life_student_sample_short_paper.htm (1516 words)

	House of Thebes
		Pelops had an illegitmate son, named Chrysippus, by a nymph named Astyoche or Axioche.
		When Laius was training Chrysippus in driving the chariot, he abducted the boy and raped him.
		Of all his sons, Chrysippus was dearest to him.
	www.timelessmyths.com /classical/thebes.html (4346 words)

	Laius and Chrysippus - Greek Mythology
		The king loved Chrysippus best of all his sons, and wanted him well trained in the arts of war.
		Some say that he killed himself in shame for having been taken against his will, but others blame Pelops' wife, Hippodameia, ‘Horse Tamer.' They say that she was afraid Pelops would appoint Chrysippus successor to the throne, over the heads of Atreus and Thyestes, her own children.
		Laius was immediately accused of the deed, but Chrysippus had recognized Hippodameia as she fled (on her way to take her own life), and with his last breath declared the king innocent.
	www.androphile.org /preview/Library/Mythology/Greek/Laius/Laius_and_Chrysippus.htm (584 words)

	Phoenician Religion -- Pagan
		The son of Cinyras and Myrrha, according to Greek Mythology.
		According to this version, Persephone restored him to life on the condition that he spend six months of the year with her and the rest with Aphrodite.
		The offspring of a love affair between King Cinyras of Cyprus and his daughter Myrrha, Adonis was born from the trunk of the myrrh tree into which his mother had been changed by the gods.
	www.phoenicia.org /pagan.html (11493 words)

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