Olenus

Template:Short description Template:Otheruses In Greek mythology and Roman mythology, Olenus (Template:IPAc-en; Ancient Greek: Ὤλενος Olenos) was the name of several individuals:

• Olenus, son of Vulcan and father of Helice and Aex, two nurses of infant Jove. A city in Aulis was named for him.<ref>Hyginus, De astronomia 2.13.5</ref>
• Olenus, son of Zeus and Anaxithea<ref>Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Ōlenos</ref> (or Hippodamia<ref>Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions 10.21-23</ref>), daughter of Danaus. He was the eponymous ruler of the city Olenus in Achaea. Olenus was succeeded by Crinacus (Crineus), another bastard son of Zeus.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Olenus, father of Tectaphus, a Lapith.<ref>Ovid, Metamorphoses 12.433</ref>
• Olenus, a man who lived on Mount Ida. His wife Lethaea claimed she was more beautiful than any goddess. They were both turned to stone; although Olenus could have avoided this fate, he chose to be with his wife.<ref>Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.68 ff.</ref>
• Olenus, a Lelegian, father of Phoceus. His son was killed by the Argonauts.<ref>Valerius Flaccus, 3.204</ref>

References

• Gaius Julius Hyginus, Astronomica from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica translated by Mozley, J H. Loeb Classical Library Volume 286. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. Online version at theoi.com.
• Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Argonauticon. Otto Kramer. Leipzig. Teubner. 1913. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions from Ante-Nicene Library Volume 8, translated by Smith, Rev. Thomas. T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh. 1867. Online version at theoi.com
• Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859–1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790–1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.