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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The mural featuring Iphimedeia is based on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygnotus#/media/File:Reconstruction_of_Nekyia_by_Polygnotus.JPG reconstruction] of {{Wiki|Polygnotus}}' ''{{Wiki|Nekyia}}''.
*The mural featuring Iphimedeia is based on the {{Wiki|File:Reconstruction_of_Nekyia_by_Polygnotus.JPG|reconstruction}} of [[Polygnotos]]' ''{{Wiki|Nekyia}}''.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

Latest revision as of 19:54, 22 April 2025

A 5th century BCE mural featuring Iphimedeia

Iphimedeia is a mortal Naxian woman in the Greek mythology, and the mother of the giant sons of the god Poseidon, the Aloadai Otus and Ephialtes.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Iphimedeia fell in love with Poseidon, and because of her love, she often walked the shores of the Naxos Island, gathering sea water into her lap. Sometime after, the twins were born.[1]

Influence[edit | edit source]

Iphimedeia's story survived on the Naxos Island. During the Peloponnesian War the Spartan misthios Kassandra found a cave on the island dedicated to her.[2]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

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