Greek Name:
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Anipph
Anippê
Royal-Mare
(anassa, hippos) |
ANIPPE was a Naiad Nymph of the River Nile in Egypt who was loved by the god Poseidon. Their son was the barbarous King Bousiris who was vanquished by Herakles.
| PARENTS |
| NEILOS (Plutarch Parallel Stories 38) |
| OFFSPRING |
| BOUSIRIS (by Poseidon) (Plutarch Parallel Stories 38) |
"Bousiris [King of Aigyptos / Egypt], the son of Poseidon and Anippe, daughter of Neilos (the Nile), with treacherous hospitality was wont to sacrifice such persons as passed his way ... So says Agathon of Samos." - Plutarch, Greek & Roman Parallel Stories 38
Sources:
- Plutarch, Greek & Roman Parallel Stories - Greek Historian C1st-2nd AD
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