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ID: 901000322
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000322
Record Type: Character/Person

Antiope (Greek character)

Note: In Greek legend, the mother, by the god Zeus, of the twins Amphion and Zethus. According to one account, her beauty attracted Zeus, who, assuming the form of a satyr, took her by force.

Names:
Antiope (Greek character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Ἀντιόπη (Greek character) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Greek iconography> (P)
........<Greek characters> (G)
............Antiope (Greek character) (I)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... legendary character
.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Antiope (Greek character)
................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh2003009258
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-)
Ἀντιόπη (Greek character)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiope_(mother_of_Amphion)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh2003009258
................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 95B(story of) Antiope

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