Английская Википедия:Elate (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Elate (Шаблон:Lang-grc) is a minor female figure, the sister of the two Aloadae giants who was transformed into a fir tree.[1]

Family

As sister to the Aloadae, Elate was probably the daughter of Iphimedeia by either Aloeus or Poseidon, the god of the sea.Шаблон:Sfn

Mythology

Elate was big in size, as big as her enormous brothers. When they died after trying to wage war against the heavens, she mourned them so much she was changed into a fir tree.[2]Шаблон:Sfn She kept however her great size in her new life, hence the ancient Greek expression "a silver-fir tree big as heaven."Шаблон:Sfn[3][4] Her sister, Platanus, had a similar fate.Шаблон:Sfn

See also

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References

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Bibliography

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  1. Шаблон:Cite web
  2. Libanius, Progymnasmata 38
  3. Eustathius on Homer's Odyssey 5.239
  4. Bloch, René (Berne), “Elate”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 09 January 2023.