Archenor

Ancient Greek mythological figure

Archenor or Acheinor (Ancient Greek: Ἀρχεήνωρ) was in Greek mythology one of the Niobids,[1] and perhaps the same who is called by Ovid "Alphenor".[2]

The names of the Niobids, however, differ very much in the different lists.

In commercial telegraph code, the word "Archenor" was used to signify "You must number your invoices".[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae 11
  2. ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.248
  3. ^ Guynes, Lelie Jasper (1900). The Twentieth Century Telegraph Cipher Code. L. Graham & Son, Limited. p. 172. Retrieved 2017-06-26.

References

  • Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
  • Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859–1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
  • Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Schmitz, Leonhard (1870). "Archenor". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 265.


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