Hydna of Scione (alternately called Hydne or Cyana) (fl. 480 BC) [1] was an Ancient Greek swimmer and diver given credit for contributing to the destruction of the Persian navy in 480 BC.

Hydna, the daughter of Scyllis, was a 5 th Century BCE swimmer and diver from Scione in Greece (Robinson 1923, 110). Not much is recorded about her history, but we do have accounts …

Dipoenus (Ancient Greek: Διποίνος) and Scyllis (Ancient Greek: Σκύλλις) were early ancient Greek sculptors from Crete who worked together and were said to have been pupils of …

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Hydna of Scione was a heroic swimmer of ancient Greece and earned her place in history for her remarkable underwater exploits during the Greco-Persian Wars. Hailing from Scione, her …

Hydna of Scione was born around 500 BC to Scyllis of Scione, a diving instructor and expert swimmer who taught the art of swimming for a living. He instructed his daughter from a young …

A Greek prisoner aboard a Persian ship, a badass named Scyllis, catching wind of the Persian plan, stole a knife from his captors, slipped his bonds, leaped overboard and escaped, …

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2016年12月1日 · Hydna of Scione (fl. 480 BCE), was an ancient Greek swimmer and diver given credit for the destruction of the Persian navy around 480 BCE. According to Pausanias …

Scyllis, in Greek mythology, was a celebrated architect, who was supposed to be the son of Daedalus by a paramour of unknown name. whose father lived at Gortys, in Crete. Many of …