Caliadne
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Caliadne(/kæliˈædniː/;Ancient Greek:Καλιάδνη) orCaliadna,inGreek mythology,was anaiadof the riverNile,presumably one of the daughters of the river-godNilus.She was one of the wives of KingAegyptusofEgypt,bearing him twelve sons:Eurylochus,Phantes,Peristhenes,Hermus,Dryas,Potamon,Cisseus,Lixus,Imbrus,Bromios,Polyctor,andChthonios.These sons married and were murdered by the daughters of her sisterPolyxoand KingDanausofLibyaduring their wedding night.[1]
According toHippostratus,Aegyptus had his progeny by a single woman calledEurryroe,daughter of theriver-godNilus.[2]In some accounts, he consorted with his cousinIsaie,daughter ofAgenor,king ofTyre.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^Apollodorus,2.1.5
- ^Tzetzes,Chiliades7.37, p. 368-369
- ^ScholiaonApollonius Rhodius,Notes on Book 3.1689
References
[edit]- Apollodorus,The Librarywith 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.ISBN0-674-99135-4.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
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