Thyia

Family: humans · Role: priestess of Dionysus · First appears: Book 10 · Chapter 6

In Book 10, Chapter 6, Thyia became Dionysus’s first priestess and introduced his orgies. The same chapter says Delphus was thought to be the son of Apollo and Thyia.

By Book 10, Chapter 29, Thyia was described as having a great friendship with Chloris during their lifetimes, and as having had an intrigue with Poseidon.

Relationship record

Life events

• Thyia became Dionysus’s first priestess and introduced his orgies.(Book 10 · Chapter 6)
  • With: Dionysus
  • “Thyia, who was the first priestess of Dionysus and introduced his orgies”

Book 10 · Chapter 6

• with Dionysus (Thyia was the first priestess of Dionysus.) “who was the first priestess of Dionysus and introduced his orgies”
• child: Delphus “and they think Delphus was the son of Apollo and this Thyia”

Book 10 · Chapter 29

• friends with Chloris (wife of Neleus) “no one will err who states that there was a great friendship between these two women in their lifetime”
• with Poseidon (Poseidon had an intrigue with Thyia.) “Poseidon had an intrigue with Thyia”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.