Heliades
E100916
The Heliades are the daughters of the sun god Helios in Greek mythology, best known for mourning their brother Phaethon and being transformed into poplar trees whose tears became amber.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heliades canonical | 3 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collective mythological group
ⓘ
figures in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological characters ⓘ |
| afterTransformationLocation |
Eridanus
ⓘ
surface form:
banks of the river Eridanus
|
| appearsIn |
Greek mythology
ⓘ
Phaethon ⓘ
surface form:
myth of Phaethon
|
| areDaughtersOf |
Clymene
ⓘ
Helios ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
amber
ⓘ
light ⓘ poplar trees ⓘ sun ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in Metamorphoses
ⓘ
Children of Helios ⓘ Mythological human–plant transformations ⓘ Women in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| collectiveNameMeans | daughters of Helios ⓘ |
| describedBy | Ovid ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
ⓘ
surface form:
Ovid's Metamorphoses
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Clymene
ⓘ
Helios ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Phaethon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being transformed into poplar trees
ⓘ
mourning the death of Phaethon ⓘ their tears becoming amber ⓘ |
| member |
Aegiale
ⓘ
Heliade (unnamed variants) ⓘ Lampetia ⓘ Merope ⓘ Phaethusa ⓘ |
| mourningCause | Phaethon's fatal chariot ride ⓘ |
| mythologicalCulture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Helios
ⓘ
Phaethon ⓘ solar deities ⓘ |
| tearsBecame | amber ⓘ |
| transformedInto | poplar trees ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.