Polydora
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Polydora may refer to:
- In Greek mythology:
- Polydora, Danaid, mother of King Dryops of Oeta by SpercheusSpercheusIn Greek mythology, Spercheus or Spercheios was the name of a river in Thessaly , and of the god of that river. According to Antoninus Liberalis, Cerambus was punished for claiming that the nymphs of Mount Othrys were daughters of Spercheus by Deino...
- Polydora, daughter of PeleusPeleusIn Greek mythology, Pēleus was a hero whose myth was already known to the hearers of Homer in the late 8th century BCE. Peleus was the son of Aeacus, king of the island of Aegina, and Endeïs, the oread of Mount Pelion in Thessaly; he was the father of Achilles...
- Polydora, possible wife of ProtesilausProtesilausIn Greek mythology, Protesilaus , was a hero in the Iliad who was venerated at cult sites in Thessaly and Thrace. Protesilaus was the son of Iphicles, a "lord of many sheep"; as grandson of the eponymous Phylacos, he was the leader of the Phylaceans...
- Polydora, one of the Oceanids
- Polydora, one of the AmazonsAmazonsThe Amazons are a nation of all-female warriors in Greek mythology and Classical antiquity. Herodotus placed them in a region bordering Scythia in Sarmatia...
- Polydora, Danaid, mother of King Dryops of Oeta by Spercheus
- Polydora (genus), a genus of prehistoric annelids