Nauplius

nauplius Translingual Etymology vertical Cyclops.jpg A copepod of the genus Cyclops (sense 1) Nauplius sericeus1.jpg Nauplius sericeus species (sense 2) From mul la nauplius argonaut, paper nautilus (genus Argonauta), from mul grc ναύπλιος type of shellfish; compare la Nauplius mythological king of Euboea, from grc Ναύπλιος mythological founder of the city of Nauplia (Nafplio), a son of Poseidon and Amymone.n 125409 June 2003 Proper noun 1 m genus family Cyclopidae certain crustaceans, sometimes placed within Cyclops genus family Asteraceae certain flowering plants, sometimes included in Asteriscus Hypernyms genus in Asteraceae Descendants en nauplius 1 References Further reading Cyclops (genus) Cyclops (genus) Nauplius (plant) Nauplius (plant) Nauplius (Cyclopidae) Nauplius (Cyclopidae) Nauplius (Asteraceae) Nauplius (Asteraceae) English right|thumb|A depiction of Nauplius (the younger), ruler of Euboea + (mythology) Etymology en Proper noun en Greek mythology A son of the god Poseidon by Amymone, daughter of Danaus, and founder of the city of Nauplia. en Greek mythology A descendant of the founder of Nauplia who ruled the city (alternatively, Euboea), was one of the Argonauts, and was father to Palamedes, who fought in the Trojan War. en 2003 Virginia Brown Giovanni Boccaccio Famous Women http://books.google.com.au/books?id=3Nj04ULC0s8C&pg=PA81&dq=%22nauplius%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=XkTMUZyIHOPdigfN9ICgDA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22nauplius%22&f=false 81 But according to Lycophron, the last of the Greek poets, Penelope committed adultery with one of the suitors at the persuasion of the aged Nauplius, who avenged the death of his son Palamedes by enticing almost all the wives of the Greeks into prostitution. en 2013 Isabelle Torrance Metapoetry in Euripides 145 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=1x3HlgTPlrkC&pg=PA145&dq=%22nauplius%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QjfMUeavCeTUigeruoGQBA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22nauplius%22&f=false A scene from Aristophanes' Women at the Thesmophoria (765-84) preserves a parody of the event which featured Palamedes' brother Oeax writing a message on oars in the hope that one will reach his father Nauplius with news of the betrayal and murder. Usage notes Some writers treat the two as one (very long-lived) person.