In Greek mythology, Philonoe (also spelled Phylonoe) is the name of two women. The first is a Spartan princess, daughter of King Tyndareus and Leda, and sister of figures such as Castor and Pollux, Helen, and Clytemnestra; she is said to have been made immortal by the goddess Artemis. The second is the daughter of Iobates and the first wife of the hero Bellerophon.
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I.Overview
In Greek mythology, there were two women known as Philonoe or Phylonoe. The name is borne both by a Spartan princess of the house of Tyndareus and by a Lycian princess who became the wife of the hero Bellerophon.
Although they share the same name, the two figures belong to entirely separate myths and genealogies, and the ancient sources treat them as distinct women.
II.Philonoe, daughter of Tyndareus
The first Philonoe was a Spartan princess, the daughter of King Tyndareus and Leda (herself the daughter of King Thestius of Pleuron). Through her famous parents she was sister to Castor and Pollux, Helen, Clytemnestra, Timandra and Phoebe.
According to tradition, Artemis made her immortal. This detail is attested in Hesiod's Catalogue of Women (Ehoiai) and in the account of Apollodorus.
III.Philonoe, wife of Bellerophon
The second Philonoe was the daughter of Iobates and the first wife of Bellerophon, by whom she became the mother of Isander, Hippolochus and Laodamia. She was the sister of Stheneboea.
After Bellerophon completed the heroic tasks set for him, he was given half the kingdom together with Philonoe's hand in marriage.
In other accounts the wife of Bellerophon appears under different names, including Alcimedusa, Cassandra, Anticleia or Pasandra, reflecting the variation among the ancient sources.