Editing Epicaste

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'''Epicaste''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɛ|p|ɪ|ˈ|k|æ|s|t|iː}}; [[Ancient Greek]]: Ἐπικάστη ''Epikaste'') or '''Epicasta''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɛ|p|ɪ|ˈ|k|æ|s|t|ə}}) is a name attributed to five women in [[Greek mythology]].

*Epicaste, a [[Calydon|Calydonian]] princess as daughter of King [[Calydon (son of Aetolus)|Calydon]] by [[Aeolia (mythology)|Aeolia]], daughter of [[Amythaon]], and thus, sister of [[Protogeneia]]. She married her cousin [[Agenor (son of Pleuron)|Agenor]], son of King [[Pleuron of Aetolia|Pleuron]], and had by him children: [[Porthaon]], [[Demonice of Aetolia|Demonice]],<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], 7.7</ref> and possibly [[Thestius]].
*Epicaste, an [[Ancient Elis|Elean]] princess as daughter of King [[Augeas]]. She bore [[Heracles]] a son, [[Thestalus]].<ref>Apollodorus, [http://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus2.html 2.7.8]</ref>
*Epicaste, another name for [[Jocasta]]/Iocaste, used by [[Homer]].<ref>[[Homer]], ''[[Odyssey]]'' 11.310; Apollodorus, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022%3Atext%3DLibrary%3Abook%3D3%3Achapter%3D5%3Asection%3D7 3.5.7]</ref>
*Epicaste, wife of [[Clymenus]], son of [[Teleus]] of [[Argos, Peloponnese|Argos]], and mother of [[Harpalyce (daughter of Clymenus)|Harpalyce]], [[Idas (mythology)|Idas]], and [[Therager]].<ref>[[Parthenius of Nicaea|Parthenius]], [https://topostext.org/work/550 13.1] from the ''Thrax'' of [[Euphorion of Chalcis|Euphorion]] and from Dectadas</ref>
*Epicaste, daughter of [[Nestor (mythology)|Nestor]] and mother of [[Homer]] himself by [[Telemachus]], son of [[Odysseus]].<ref>[http://mcllibrary.org/Hesiod/homrhes.html "Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica"] (''[[Contest of Homer and Hesiod]]'')</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Greek Oracles|last=Parke|first=Herbert William|year=1967|pages=136–137 citing the ''[[Contest of Homer and Hesiod|Certamen]]'', 12}}</ref>

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== References ==

* [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|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. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0021 Greek text available from the same website].
* [[Homer]], [[Odyssey|''The Odyssey'']] with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. {{ISBN|978-0674995611|}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0136 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0135 Greek text available from the same website].
* [[Parthenius of Nicaea|Parthenius]], ''Love Romances'' translated by Sir Stephen Gaselee (1882-1943), S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 69. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. 1916.  [https://topostext.org/work/550 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
* Parthenius, ''Erotici Scriptores Graeci, Vol. 1''. Rudolf Hercher. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1858. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0643 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
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[[Category:Women of Heracles]]
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[[Category:Children of Nestor (mythology)]]