Arene (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Arene (), also called Arena and Arenae, may refer to two distinct women:

Arene, a Messenian queen who was born to King Oebalus of SpartaApollodorus, 3.10.3 and Gorgophone, the daughter of Perseus.Pausanias, 4.2.4 & 6 She went on to marry her stepbrother, Aphareus, who was the son of Gorgophone and King Perieres of Messenia. When her husband Aphareus ascended to the throne of Messenia following the passing of his father, Perieres, the former founded a new city on the west coast of the region and named it after Arene.Pausanias, 4.2.4 & 6, & 5.5.6 By Aphareus, Arene became the mother of Idas, Lynceus and Pisus.Apollodorus, 3.10.3 compare with Hyginus, Fabulae 14 and Tzetzes ad Lycophron, 511 where Idas and Lynceus were only mentioned as the sons of Aphareus and Arene Many others said that Idas was instead begotten by Arene to Poseidon. Other account relates that Aphareus's wife was called Polydora or Laocoosa.Scholia ad Apollonius Rhodius, 1.152, with a reference to Peisander for Polydora and to Theocritus for Laocoosa, see Theocritus, Idylls 22.206 Arene, in an alternate version of the Trojan War aftermath, a daughter of Polyphemus who ruled a portion of Sicily. After initial hostilities and violence, the latter granted Odysseus and his surviving men a truce which eventually broke when one of the hero's crew members — named Alphenor — fell desperately in love with Arene. The Greek sailor attempted to kidnap and carry her off but when her father discovered the plot, Polyphemus recovered her and drove the Greeks away in anger.Dictys Cretensis, 6.5 In other account, Arene and Alphenor were called Elpe and Leion, respectively.John Malalas, 5.114 – 117

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