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Topic: Meleagrids


  
  Dictionary: Mecionice to Mineus, Greek Mythology Link.
Melanippe 5 and her sister Eurymede 2 are called the MELEAGRIDS, for they are remembered for having grieved the death of their brother Meleager, being then turned into birds by Artemis [Lib.Met.2].
Son of Astacus and defender of the Proetidian Gate in Thebes during the war of the SEVEN.
MELEAGRIDS are called those sisters of Meleager who grieved much the death of their brother and were turned into birds by Artemis.
www.forumancientcoins.com /cparada/GML/001ShortEntries/SEMecionice.html   (5415 words)

  
 GNTO-Greek Islands-Leros-Historic Facts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Meleagros, the king's son, killed the boar, but this irreverence cost him his life.
His sisters were lamenting his death, and the goddess, taking pity of them, turned them into hens and gave them the name of Meleagrids.
She established them on her island, Leros, which had just emerged from the sea, and whose marshland could provide food for them.
www.hri.org /infoxenios/english/dodecanese/leros/history.html   (257 words)

  
 wikien.info: Main_Page : M/ME/MEL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Mother or lover of AeolusDaughter of Althaea and Oeneus, one of the Meleagrids.
She was turned into a guinea pig by Artemis after the death of her brother, Meleager.Sister of Hippolyte and daughter of Ares.
Following Alexander's death, he led the infantry in their conflict over the succession with the cavalry (led by Perdiccas), urging the succession of Alexander's illegitimate half-brother Arr..
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 Meleagrids - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Meleagrids   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
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The American turkey has the genus name Meleagris from confusion with the African guineafowl.
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