Achiroe | |
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Naiad Queen of Egypt | |
Member of the Argive family | |
Abode | River Nile in Egypt |
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Parents | Nilus |
Siblings | Memphis, Telephassa, Chione, Caliadne (possibly), Polyxo (possibly) |
Consort | Belus |
Offspring | Danaus, Aegyptus, Cepheus, Phineus |
Achiroë ( /əˈkɪroʊi/; Ancient Greek: Ἀχιρόη [akʰiróɛː]), Anchirrhoë (Ἀγχιρρόη), or Anchinoë (Ἀγχινόη), [1] which is perhaps a mistake for Anchiroë, was in Greek mythology an Egyptian naiad, as daughter of the river-god Nilus. She was the wife of King Belus of Egypt, by whom she became the mother of Aegyptus and Danaus, and, according to some accounts, Cepheus, and Phineus. [1] [2]
Otherwise, the possible mother of these children and spouse of Belus was called Side, eponym of Sidon in Phoenicia. [3]
Anchinoe was a minor figure in Greek accounts and only mentioned by Apollodorus in his Bibliotheca:
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Achiroe". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.