In
Greek mythology, Benthesikyme or Benthesicyme (/bɛnθəˈsɪsɪmiː/;[1]Ancient Greek: Βενθεσικύμη,
romanized: Benthesikýmē) was, according to the mythographer
Apollodorus, a daughter of
Poseidon and
Amphitrite, and the foster mother of
Eumolpus.[2] After
Chione slept with
Poseidon, she gave birth to Eumolpus, but, to avoid the detection of her father, she threw the infant into the sea. Poseidon rescued the child, and gave it to Benthesikyme to raise.[3] Once Eumolpus had grown up, Benthesikyme's husband gave to him one of their own two daughters; he was later expelled for attempting to violate the other of their daughters.[4]
Hard, Robin, The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology: Based on H.J. Rose's "Handbook of Greek Mythology", Psychology Press, 2004,
ISBN9780415186360.
Google Books.