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Myths about Athenian Royalty

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Boreas’ Abduction of Orithyia

🏛️ Greek MythologyRiver Ilissos, Athens, GreeceBoreas • Orithyia • Erechtheus

The powerful god of the North Wind, Boreas, becomes enamored with the Athenian princess Orithyia but is repeatedly rebuffed by her father. Frustrated by the constraints of mortal diplomacy, Boreas embraces his wild nature and snatches the princess from the banks of the Ilissos River, carrying her away to his home in Thrace. There, she becomes his queen and the mother of the winged heroes...