In Greek mythology, Phoebe was a Messenian princess, daughter of Leucippus and Philodice. She and her sister Hilaera were commonly known as the Leucippides ("daughters of Leucippus"). Betrothed to Idas and Lynceus, the sisters were carried off by Castor and Pollux; Phoebe married Pollux and bore him a son. The episode ended in the deaths of the rival suitors and of Castor, after which Pollux persuaded Zeus to let him share his immortality with his brother.
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I.Overview
In Greek mythology, Phoebe was a Messenian princess. Her name, associated with the Greek word phoîbos meaning "shining," identifies her as one of the Leucippides — the daughters of Leucippus.
She is best known as one of the two sisters seized by Castor and Pollux, a scene that became a popular subject in later art, including Peter Paul Rubens's painting The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus and a Roman sarcophagus (ca. 160 AD) showing Castor and Pollux carrying off Phoebe and Hilaeira.
II.Family
Phoebe was the daughter of Leucippus and Philodice, the daughter of Inachus. She and her sister Hilaera are commonly referred to as the Leucippides (that is, "daughters of Leucippus"). In another account, they were the daughters of Apollo.
Phoebe married Pollux and bore him a son, named either Mnesileos or Mnasinous.
III.Mythology
Phoebe and Hilaera were priestesses of Athena and Artemis, and betrothed to Idas and Lynceus, the sons of Aphareus. Castor and Pollux were charmed by their beauty and carried them off.
When Idas and Lynceus tried to rescue their brides-to-be they were both slain, but Castor himself fell. Pollux persuaded Zeus to allow him to share his immortality with his brother.