SuicidesANCIENT_Hyginus





Hyginus Fabulae, 242 & 243: Men who died by suicide, Women who died by suicide.

     Aegeus, Neptune's son, jumped from a cliff into the sea, whence it is called the Aegean Sea.
      Evenus, the son of Hercules leapt into the River Lycromas which is now known as the Chrysorrhoas.
     Ajax, son of Telamon, died by his own hand on account of the Contest for the Arms of Achilles.
     Lycurgus, son of Dryas, was plunged into insanity by Liber and died by suicide.
     Macareus, son of Aeolus, on account of his sister Canace, i.e. his wife, died by suicide.
     Agrius, the son of Parthaon, was exiled by Diomedes and died by suicide.
     Menoeceus, the father of Jocasta, leapt from the wall of Thebes on account of a famine.
     Nisus, the son of Mars, lost his fateful lock of hair then died by suicide.
     Clymenus, son of Schoeneus, was king of Arcadia, then died by suicide because he had had incestuous relations with his daughter.
     Cinyras, son of Paphos, was king of the Assyrians, but when he had had incestuous relations with Smyrna his daughter, he died by suicide.
     Hercules, son of Jupiter, stepped into the fire.
     Adrastus and his son Hipponous, his son, both stepped into fire in response to Apollo's urging.
     Pyramus in Babylon killed himself over his love for Thisbe.
     Oedipus, the son of Laius, took his own life on account of his mother Jocasta, after depriving himself of his eyes.
     Women who died by suicide
     Hecuba, daughter of Cisseus or of Dymas, and wife of Priam, threw herself into the sea, which it is called the Cyneum Sea [marked by the Kunossema on the Thracian Chersonesus] since she had been transformed into a dog.
     Ino, daughter of Cadmus, jumped into the sea wither her son Melicertes.
     Anticleia, the daughter of Autolycus and mother of Ulysses, heard a false report of Ulysses death and took her own life.
     Sthenoboea, the daughter of Iobates and wife of Proetus, died by suicide on account of her love for Bellerophon.
     Evadne, daughter of Phylaces, on account of her husband Capaneus who had perished at Thebes immolated herself in her husband's pyre.
     Aethra, daughter of Pittheus, on account of her sons' death, died by suicide.
     Deianeira, daughter of Oeneus, was tricked by Nessus in that he had sent her the tunic, burned herself in it too.
     Laodamia, the daughter of Acastus, on account of her lust for Protesilaus her husband.
     Hippodamia, the daughter of Oenomaus and wife of Pelops, (took her own life) because Chrysippus was killed by her coaxing.
     Neaera, the daughter of Autolycus, (took her own life) because of the death of her son Hippothous.
     Alcestis, the daughter of Pelias, died a proxy death in the place of her husband Admetus.
     Iliona, Priam's daughter, took her own life because of her parents' demise.
     Themisto, daughter of Hypseus, (took her own life) at Ino's advisement because she killed her own children.
     Erigone, Icarus' daughter, died by hanging because of her father's death.
     Phaedra, daughter of Minos, on account of desire for her stepson Hippolytus took her own life by hanging.
     Phyllis took her own life by hanging on account of Demophoon, Theseus' son.
     Canace, the daughter of Aeolus, took her own life on account of her desire for Macareus her brother.
     Byblis, the daughter of Miletus, took her own life on account of her desire for Caunus her brother.
     Calypso the daughter of Atlas took her own life on account of her desire for Ulysses.
     Dido, daughter of Belus, killed herself on account of her desire for Aeneas.
     Jocasta, daughter of Menoeceus, (took her own life) on account of the death of her sons [sic] and sacred defilement.
     Antigone, daughter of Oedipus, (died by suicide) on account of her brother's burial.
     Pelopeia, daughter of Thyestes, (died by suicide) on account of her father's crime.
     Thisbe of Babylon (died by her own hand) on account of Pyramus because he had taken his own life.
     Semiramis in Babylon put her horse to a gallop and jumped on it into the fire.
     — translation RTMacfarlane


     


     242 - 243. Qui se ipsi interfecerunt ... Quae se ipsae interfecerunt


qvi se ipsi interfecervnt. Aegeus Neptuni filius in mare se praecipitauit, unde Aegeum pelagus est dictum. Euenus Herculis filius in flumen Lycormam se praecipitauit, quod nunc Chrysorrhoas appellatur. Aiax Telamonis filius ipse se interfecit propter armorum iudicium. Lycurgus Dryantis filius obiecta insania a Libero ipse se interfecit. Macareus Aeoli filius propter Canacen sororem, id est sponsam, ipse se interfecit. Agrius Parthaonis filius expulsus a regno a Diomede ipse se interfecit. Caeneus Elati filius ipse se interfecit. Menoeceus Iocastes pater se de muro praecipitauit Thebis propter pestilentiam. Nisus Martis filius crine fatali amisso ipse se interfecit. Clymenus Schoenei filius rex Arcadiae ipse se interfecit quod cum filia concubuerat. Cinyras Paphi filius rex Assyriorum, quod cum Smyrna filia concubuerat. Hercules Iouis filius ipse sese in ignem misit. Adrastus et Hipponous eius filius ipsi se in ignem iecerunt ex responso Apollinis. Pyramus in Babylonia ob amorem Thisbes ipse se occidit. Oedipus Laii filius propter Iocasten matrem ipse se occidit ablatis oculis.

qvae se ipsae interfecervnt.
      Hecuba Cissei filia, siue Dymantis, uxor Priami, in mare se praecipitauit, unde Cynum mare est dictum, quoniam in canem fuerat conuersa. Ino Cadmi filia in mare se praecipitauit cum Melicerte filio. Anticlia Autolyci filia mater Vlixis nuntio falso audito de Vlixe ipsa se interfecit. Stheneboea Iobatis filia, uxor Proeti, propter Capaneum coniugem qui apud Thebas perierat in eandem pyram se coniecit. Aethra Pithei filia propter filiorum mortem ipsa se interfecit. Deianira Oenei filia propter Herculem, decepta a Nesso quod ei tunicam miserat in qua conflagrauit. Laodamia Acasti filia propter desiderium Protesilai mariti. Hippodamia Oenomai filia uxor Pelopis quod eius suasu Chrysippus occisus est. Neaera Autolyci filia propter Hippothoi filii mortem. Alcestis Pelia filia propter Admetum coniugem uicaria morte obiit. Iliona Priami filia propter casus parentum suorum. Themisto Hypsei filia, impulsu Inus quod filios suos occidit. Erigone Icari filia propter interitum patris suspendio se necauit. Phaedra Minois filia propter Hippolytum priuignum suum suspendio se necauit ob amorem. Phyllis propter Demophoonta Thesei filium ipsa se suspendio necauit. Canace Aeoli filia propter amorem Macarei fratris ipsa se interfecit. Byblis Mileti filia propter amorem Cauni fratris ipsa se interfecit. Calypso Atlantis filia propter amorem Vlixis ipsa se interfecit. Dido Beli filia propter Aeneae amorem se occidit. Iocasta Menoeci filia propter interitum filiorum et nefas. Antigona Oedipodis filia propter sepulturam Polynicis. Pelopia Thyestis filia propter scelus patris. Thisbe Babylonia propter Pyramum, quod ipse se interfecerat. Semiramis in Babylonia equo amisso in pyram se coniecit.