Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral · Character
Ismenus
One of Niobe's sons killed by Apollo.
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First appearance: Niobe in Distress for Her Children Slain by Apollo, from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book VI and from a View of the Painting of Mr. Richard Wilson
Ismenus's tie to Amphion is one of the pressures that moves Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The first-born son of Niobe, slain by Apollo while riding.
Ismenus first appears in 0046 niobe in distress for her children slain by apollo from ovid s metamorphoses book vi and from a view of the painting of mr richard wilson.
With Amphion (family): Amphion and Ismenus are brothers in Greek mythology, often associated with Thebes and shared tragedy.
In Niobe in Distress for Her Children Slain by Apollo, from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book VI and from a View of the Painting of Mr. Richard Wilson: The first-born son of Niobe, slain by Apollo while riding.
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See Ismenus in Niobe in Distress for Her Children Slain by Apollo, from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book VI and from a View of the Painting of Mr. Richard Wilson