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In Greek mythology, Diocles ( ''Dioklēs'') may refer to: *Diocles of Pherae, son of Orsilochus, father of the twins Orsilochus and Crethon,〔Homer , ''Iliad'', 5. 541 - 550 ff〕 and also of Anticleia, the mother of Nicomachus and Gorgasus by Machaon.〔Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'', 4. 30. 2〕 In the ''Odyssey'', Telemachus and Peisistratus spent a night at his house on their way to Sparta,〔Homer, ''Odyssey'', 3. 488〕 as well as on their way back.〔''Od.'' 15. 186〕 *Diocles the king, one of the first priests of Demeter, and one of the first to learn the secrets of the Eleusinian Mysteries, along with Triptolemus and Polyxenus.〔Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter, 475〕 *Diocles of Megara, to where he fled from Athens. He was known for his love of boys, and was killed in a battle as he was covering his loved one with his own shield. The people of Megara buried Diocles and honored him as a hero, and held a kissing contest dedicated to him.〔Scholia on Theocritus, Idyll 12, 28〕 *Diocles, king of Megara, who was overthrown by Theseus, as a result of which Eleusis was annexed from Megara.〔Plutarch, ''Theseus'', 10. 3〕 He may be identical with #2 or #3. ==Attribution== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Diocles (mythology)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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