N is for Nicaea

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Nicaea was a nymph and a follower of Artemis. She was loved by a shepherd named Hymnos, but his persistence distressed her so she shot him through the heart with an arrow. Eros (Cupid) was furious with her cruelty, and so inspired Dionysus to fall in love with her.
She resisted Dionysus for a while, but then he got her drunk and had his way with her, leaving her pregnant with her daughter, Telete. Nicaea then hung herself, and Dionysus named the town of Nicaea after her.

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  1. Rob Z Tobor16 April 2013 at 11:19

    They have done it again, even Cupid is manipulating things so it all ends in tears. I hope when we get to Z and the big man himself, he waves a wand and everyone lives happily ever after.

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  2. M.J. Fifield16 April 2013 at 11:34

    I love mythology. So many happy stories...

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  3. S. L. Hennessy16 April 2013 at 14:01

    Kind of a depressing one.

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  4. Unknown16 April 2013 at 14:34

    Not very many happy ending in Greek Myth. are there?

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  5. Alex J. Cavanaugh16 April 2013 at 15:44

    That one was sad.

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  6. MadelineAnn16 April 2013 at 16:27

    Have you ever seen "The midlife crisis of Dionysus"? It's a one-act play, and pokes gentle fun at the myths. There's a doctor in it who wears a wrist-sundial. Hilarious!

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  7. Outcast16 April 2013 at 17:00

    I absolutely love Dionysus, he's such a bugger but honestly in a good way, she shouldn't have been so cruel to the sheepard to be honest haha.

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  8. Jen16 April 2013 at 18:33

    Ah, the soap opera of mythology. I really like your topic this month!

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  9. Powdered Toast Man16 April 2013 at 20:58

    I have some beef with that Cupid.

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  10. Nick Wilford16 April 2013 at 21:25

    Glad Dionysus didn't glamourise alcohol too much, unless such behaviour was admirable back then!

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  11. Jeff Hargett17 April 2013 at 01:20

    All I can say is, I'm glad I'm not Greek god and subject to one. :)

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  12. Kimberly Gabriel17 April 2013 at 03:22

    They were a very dramatic bunch weren't they. So sad for her...

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  13. Anonymous17 April 2013 at 07:56

    Greek mythology - nice! The Greeks were a creative bunch with such rich mythology. Wonder what the real message of this one is?

    Stopping by from the A to Z Challenge - curious to see what you focus on for the rest of the letters!

    @onesquigglyline
    www.OneSquigglyLine.com/blog

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  14. Anonymous17 April 2013 at 07:58

    Greek mythology - nice! The Greeks were a creative bunch with such rich mythology. Wonder what the real message of this one is?

    Stopping by from the A to Z Challenge - curious to see what you focus on for the rest of the letters!

    @onesquigglyline
    www.OneSquigglyLine.com/blog

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