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MemfiV
Memphis
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Memphis (city) |
MEMPHIS was the Naiad Nymph of the well or fountain of the Egyptian city of Memphis. She was a daughter of the River Nile, who married Epaphos the founder king of her name-sake city.
| PARENTS |
| NEILOS (Apollodorus 2.10) |
| OFFSPRING |
| LIBYA (by Epaphos) (Apollodorus 2.10) |
ENCYCLOPEDIA
MEMPHIS (Memphis). A daughter of Neilus and wife of Epaphus, by whom she became the mother of Libya. The town of Memphis in Egypt was said to have derived its name from her. (Apollod. ii. 1. § 4.) Others call her a daughter of the river-god Uchoreus, and add that by Neilus she became the mother of Aegyptus. (Diod. i. 51.)
Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
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"When Epaphos was ruler of the Aigyptians (Egyptians), he married Neilos' daughter Memphis, and in her honour founded the polis of Memphis, and fathered a daughter Libya." - Apollodorus, The Library 2.10
Sources:
- Apollodorus, The Library - Greek Mythography C2nd BC
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