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Argioph
Argiopê
Silver-Faced
(argyros, ops) |
ARGIOPE was a Naiad Nymph of the town of Eleusis (southern Greece). She was the mother by Poseidon of Kerkyon, a ruthless Eleusinian king slain by Theseus.
Her name, meaning "Of the Silver Face", suggests that she was the Nymphe of a sparkling spring or brook.
| PARENTS |
| Perhaps a daughter of the River KEPHISOS |
| OFFSPRING |
| KERKYON (by Brankhos) (Apollodorus E1.3) |
"[Theseus] slew Kerkyon, son of Brankhos and a Nymphe named Argiope [of Eleusis]." - Apollodorus, The Library E1.3
Sources:
- Apollodorus, The Library - Greek Mythography C2nd BC
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