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 Podarge -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In (The mythology of the ancient Greeks) Greek mythology, Podarge ("fleet-foot") referred to several different beings.
The rainbow/messenger goddess (Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals) Iris (sister of the Harpies) is sometimes also referred to as Podarge.
Podarge was ((Greek mythology) the last king of Troy; father of Hector and Paris and Cassandra) Priam's birth name.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/po/podarge.htm   (126 words)

  
 Podarge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Greek mythology, Podarge ("fleet-foot") referred to several different beings.
One of the Harpies is named Podarge and was the mother of Balius and Xanthus.
The rainbow/messenger goddess Iris (sister of the Harpies) is sometimes also referred to as Podarge.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Podarge   (84 words)

  
 Priam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Priam was originally called Podarge (or Podarces) and he kept himself from being killed by Heracles by giving him a golden veil embroidered by his sister, Hesione.
After this, Podarge changed his name to Priam.
This is an aitiological popular etymology based on priatos "ransomed"; the actual etymology of the name is probably not Greek, a Lydian origin was suggested.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Priam   (258 words)

  
 Wikipedia: Priam
Priam was originally called Podarge and he kept himself from being killed by Heracles by giving him a golden veil embroidered by his sister, Hesione.
After this, Podarge changed his name to Priam, meaning "ransomed".
Polydorus, Priam's youngest son, was sent with gifts of jewelry and gold to the court of King Polymestor to keep him safe during the Trojan War.
www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/p/pr/priam.html   (213 words)

  
 BESTIARY, Greek Mythology Link.
This dark-maned horse is the offspring of Poseidon and Demeter, or of Gaia, or of Zephyrus 1 and Podarge.
It is said that when Demeter was looking for her daughter Persephone, she was followed by Poseidon, and in order to avoid him she turned into a mare.
This horse is the offspring of Zephyrus 1 (the West Wind) and Podarge (one of the HARPIES).
homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/BESTIARY.html   (4327 words)

  
 Balius and Xanthus - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Balius and Xanthus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In Greek mythology, Balius and Xanthus were two immortal horses of Poseidon's which he gave to Peleus.
The were the offspring of the harpy Podarge and either Zeus or Zephyrus.
During the Trojan War, Xanthus was rebuked by Achilles for allowing Patroclus to be killed.
www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Balius-and-Xanthus.html   (155 words)

  
 In Greek mythology Greek mythology Podarge fleet foot referred to several...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In Greek mythology Greek mythology Podarge fleet foot referred to several...
In Greek mythology Greek mythology, "Podarge" (fleet-foot) referred to several different beings.
#One of the harpies harpies, Celaeno Celaeno ("the dark") was also known as Podarge ("fleet-foot").
www.biodatabase.de /Podarge   (100 words)

  
 Zephyr
The Harpies were terrifying and greedy monsters with the head and trunk of a woman and the tail, wings, legs and talons of a huge bird.
Zephyr was attracted to the Harpy Podarge while she was grazing beside the Ocean after having transformed herself into a splendid young female horse.
The gods gave the two horses, as a wedding present, to Peleus, the father of the famous hero Achille.
www.windows.ucar.edu /tour/link=/mythology/zephyr.html   (244 words)

  
 Podarge * People, Places, & Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
Podarge * People, Places, and Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
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"People, Places and Things: Podarge", Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant.
www.messagenet.com /myths/ppt/Podarge_1.html   (214 words)

  
 ..::The DiViNe GrOoVe::..: 06/01/2004 - 06/30/2004
I noticed when we did BoT flagging Saturday that Sony had fixed the issue with the Rock Storms being under ground.
So I took Kakri and Podarge to PoS, camped at the extreme SW corner of the desert and started pulling every rock storm in sight (along with whatever else happened to move...lol) and eventually a Diaku Raider popped.
Podarge was accepted into the guild Dark Mutiny last night.
meekrakkin.tripod.com /2004_06_01_divine-groove_archive.html   (928 words)

  
 Feyworld - Deities at a Glance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Cebren is one of the most-liked gods, even in countries that encourage the worship of the descendants of Dagon.
Drames is typically associated with her father Podalirius, God of Vegetation and shrines to her are typically included in the construction of temples to her father.
It is said that it was she who first gave the early Aebasans the secret of Democracy.
members.aol.com /noctifer/private/Feyworld/Deities/glance.htm   (9336 words)

  
 Greek Mythology: BALIUS & XANTHUS / BALIOS & XANTHOS Immortal Horses of Akhilleus
They drew the chariot of Peleus' son Akhilleus in the Trojan War.
[1.1] ZEPHYROS and PODARGE (Homer Iliad 16.148, Quintus Smyrnaeus 3.743)
"For him [Akhilleus] Automedon led the fast-running horses under the yoke, Xanthos and Balios, who tore with the winds’ speed, horses stormy [Harpyia] Podarge once conceived of Zephyros (West Wind) and bore, as she grazed in the meadow beside the swirl of the Okeanos.
www.theoi.com /Ther/HippoiBaliosXanthos.html   (1131 words)

  
 Céfiro
la madre de ellos era la Harpie, Podarge.
Las Harpies eran monstruos temibles y avariciosas con cabeza de mujer y la cola, alas, patas y talones de grandes pájaros.
Céfiro se sintió atraído por la Harpy Podarge mientras ella se encontraba pastando cerca del océano luego de haberse transformado en una yegua espléndida.
www.windows.ucar.edu /tour/link=/mythology/zephyr.sp.html&edu=mid   (290 words)

  
 Camelot Auto-Bestiary - podarge harpy (DAoC Mob Details)
NOTE: This DAoC bestiary is built from log files submitted by players like you.
Proximity Information (mobs that "podarge harpy" is found close to)
The higher the score, the more of that mob are likely to be found near a podarge harpy.
www.mindkayak.com /bestiary/mob.jsp?mob=3882   (215 words)

  
 AELLO - Gods from Greek Mythology
We have a tiny suspicion that there may be a fourth Harpy floating about.
Both AELLO and CELAENO are referred to as 'Podarge' (meaning Swift-Footed) - and Podarge is the one ZEPHYRUS fancied.
Want to use this information in your work?
www.godchecker.com /pantheon/greek-mythology.php?deity=AELLO   (140 words)

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