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Knwssia
Knôssia
Cnossia
Of Cnossus (town) |
KNOSSIA (or Cnossia) was a Naiad Nymph of a spring or fountain of the city of Knossos in Krete. She was seduced by King Menelaos of Sparta during his visit to the island.
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Perhaps a daughter of the River AMNISOS
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XENODAMOS (by Menelaos) (Eumelus Frag, Apollodorus 3.133)
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"Eumelos [poet C8th BC] says he [Menelaos] also sired Xenodamos with a Nymphe named Knossia." - Apollodorus, The Library 3.133
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- Apollodorus, The Library - Greek Mythography C2nd BC
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