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Batea (mythology)
In
Greek mythology
, the name
Batea
or
Bateia
( ; ) refers to the following individuals:
Batea
, daughter of King
Teucer
of the
Troad
.
Batea, a
Naiad
, who married King
Oebalus
of
Sparta
. Their sons were
Hippocoon
,
Tyndareus
and
Icarius
. She also becomes somewhat relevant in
Plato
's dialogues.
Plato
implies Batea is her name given by the Gods and
Myrina
the one called by mortals in
Cratylus (dialogue)
.
Notes
References
Apollodorus
,
The Library
with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4.
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Greek text available from the same website
.