Philonoe

In Greek mythology, there were two characters named Philonoe.


 * First, there was Philonoe who had a father named king Tyndareus of Sparta. Her mother was Leda, and her siblings included Castor, Polydeuces, Clytemnestra and Helen of Troy and, according to one source, a sister named Phoebe and Timandra. The goddess Artemis made her immortal, according to two accounts. She was a minor character in Greek mythology. According to a second account which suggests that Philonoe died young, the goddess Aphrodite was mad at Philonoe's father Tyndareus since he had forgotten to offer a sacrifice to her but did offer one to the other gods; as a result, Aphrodite punished Tyndareus with a curse that all of his daughters would be known for adultery. As a result, Clytemnestra, Helen of Troy, and Timandra all committed adultery against their husbands, but that Philonoe "died too young" along with her sister Phoebe to commit adultery.


 * Second, there was another character in mythology named Philonoe who married Bellerophon, the exceptional cavalry rider of Pegasus, which was a winged horse given to Bellerophon by Athena. Bellerophon, after numerous triumphs, including defeating the dangerous monster Chimera, was given the most fertile land in the kingdom of Lycia by her father Iobates, and Philonoe became queen. According to one source, Philonoe's sister Antea also loved Bellerophon, but he rejected her, and Antea committed suicide; the source suggests that Philonoe had an affair with Bellerophon (as opposed to marriage).