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In Greek mythology, Demonice (/ˌdɛməˈnaɪsiː/; Ancient Greek: Δημονίκη, romanized: Dēmonī́kē) is the name of two women.

Demonice, daughter of Agenor of Pleuron.^[1]
Demonice, a maiden of Ephesus. Brennus, king of the Gauls who was razing Asia Minor came to Ephesus and fell in love with Demonice. She promised to yield to him, and also to betray her country, if he would give her golden bracelets and the jewels of the Gaulish women. Brennus told his soldiers to throw into her lap the gold they were wearing, and she was buried alive.^[2]

Notes

^ Apollodorus, 1.7.7
^ Plutarch, Parallela minora 15

References

Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, Moralia with an English Translation by Frank Cole Babbitt. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1936. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.

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[1] Apollodorus, 1.7.7

[2] Plutarch, Parallela minora 15

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+{{Short description|Two figures in Greek mythology}}
-In [[Greek mythology]], '''Demonice''' {{IPAc-en|ˌ|d|ɛ|m|ə|ˈ|n|aɪ|s|iː}} ({{lang-grc|Δημονίκη|Dēmonī́kē}}) is the name of two women.
+In [[Greek mythology]], '''Demonice''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|d|ɛ|m|ə|ˈ|n|aɪ|s|iː}}; {{lang-grc|Δημονίκη|Dēmonī́kē}}) is the name of two women.
-*Demonice, a maiden of [[Ephesus]]. [[Brennus]], king of the [[Gauls]] who was razing [[Asia Minor]] came to Ephesus and fell in love with Demonice. She promised to yield to him, and also to betray her country, if he would give her golden bracelets and the jewels of the Gaulish women. Brennus told his soldiers to throw into her lap the gold they were wearing, and she was buried alive.<ref>[[Pseudo-Plutarch]]. ''Greek and Roman Parallel Stories'', [http://www.theoi.com/Text/PlutarchParallelStories.html#15 15].</ref>
+*[[Demonice (daughter of Agenor)|Demonice]], daughter of [[Agenor, son of Pleuron|Agenor]] of [[Pleuron (Aetolia)|Pleuron]].<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], [http://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html 1.7.7]</ref>
+*Demonice, a maiden of [[Ephesus]]. [[Brennus]], king of the [[Gauls]] who was razing [[Asia Minor]] came to Ephesus and fell in love with Demonice. She promised to yield to him, and also to betray her country, if he would give her golden bracelets and the jewels of the Gaulish women. Brennus told his soldiers to throw into her lap the gold they were wearing, and she was buried alive.<ref>[[Plutarch]], ''Parallela minora'' [http://www.theoi.com/Text/PlutarchParallelStories.html#15 15]</ref>
-*[[Demonice (daughter of Agenor)|Demonice]], daughter of [[Agenor, son of Pleuron|Agenor]], and mother by the god [[Ares]] of [[Evenus]], [[Pylus]] and [[Molus]].<ref>Pseudo-[[Apollodorus of Athens|Apollodorus]], ''[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Bibliotheca]]'' [http://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html 1.7.7].</ref> Her son's names may be intended to be eponyms, with Evenus corresponding to the river [[Evenus]] in [[Aetolia]]; Pylus to the Aetolian city of [[Pylene]] between the rivers [[Achelous]] and [[Evenus]]; and Molus to the people named [[Molossians]] from [[Epirus]].
+==Notes==
+{{reflist}}
+== References ==
+* [[Plutarch|Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus]], ''Moralia'' with an English Translation by Frank Cole Babbitt. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1936. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0219 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0217 Greek text available from the same website].
+* [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Pseudo-Apollodorus]], ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. {{ISBN|0-674-99135-4}}. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0021 Greek text available from the same website].
+{{Greek myth index}}
-==References==
-{{reflist}}{{Greek myth index}}
 [[Category:Women in Greek mythology]]
-[[Category:Mythological Greek characters]]
+[[Category:Characters in Greek mythology]]