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| A Lydian maiden gifted at weaving, daughter of Idmon, challenged to weaving contest by Minerva (Athena) in disguise; changed into a spider. |
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| Goddess of Wisdom and skill, also goddess of war, daughter of Jupiter, from whose head she sprang fully formed hides Erichthonius; protectress of Athens; takes revenge on Aglauros, visits cave Envy, patron of Cadmus; rescues Echion and 4 other companions of Cadmus; worshipped by daughters of Minyas and Perseus; her shrine and aegis; protects Perseus; at work in the riot at Perseus’ wedding-feast; visits the Muses; rejection of Venus; engages in a weaving contest with Arachne; the olive tree sacred to her; changes Perdix into a partridge; worshipped by Achilles; her image stolen by Ulysses, her shrine; rescues Diomedes; her promontory off the coast of Champania. |
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| Wife of Amphion, mother of seven sons and seven daughters incurs the anger of Latona (Mother of Apollo and Diana); changed into stone. “Thinks her children are more beautiful than gods” |
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| A satyr challenges and loses to Apollo in piping contest, is flayed alive; tears of those mourned him turned into a spring from which comes the river that bears his name. “Apollo removes his skin while he is alive” |
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| King of Thrace, marries Procne, subsequently rapes her sister Philomela; subjected to revenge at the hands of Philomela and Procne; changed into a hoopoe. “Removes Philomela’s thong so she can’t tell the rape.” |
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| Daughter of Pandion, sister of Philomela, married to Tereus; mourns her sisters’s putative death; learns Philomela is alive, avenges her rape on Tereus; changed into a bird. |
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| Daughter of Pandion, sister of Procne, abducted and raped by Tereus; changed into a bird. |
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| The North wind, abducts Orithyia, sister of Procris. |
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| Daughter of Erechtheus, sister of Procris, carried off by Boreas. |
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