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Daughter of the Egyptian river-god Nilus
In
Greek mythology , Eurryroe (
Ancient Greek : Εùρυῥῤόης) was the daughter of the
Egyptian river-god
Nilus , thus she can be considered as a
naiad . According to
Hippostratus , Eurryroe was said to be the mother alone of the 50
sons of King
Aegyptus of Egypt.
[1] Her sister
Europa , also bore the
Libyan king
Danaus's 50 daughters.
[2] Otherwise, Aegyptus's children were bore to different mothers including
Argyphia ,
Tyria , the naiad
Caliadne ,
Gorgo and
Hephaestine .
[3]
Notes
References
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 .
Tzetzes, John , Book of Histories, Book VII-VIII translated by Vasiliki Dogani from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826.
Online version at theio.com