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Oinoh
Oinoê
Oenoe
Liquid,
Wine (oinos) |
OINOE (or Oenoe) was the Naiad Nymph of the main town of the Aegean island of Sikinos. She was the mother of Sikinos, the eponymous king of the island, by Thoas, an exiled King from the island of Lemnos.
She was named for oinos, wine, for Sikinos was a wine-producing island rich in vineyards.
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Perhaps the daughter of a mainland RIVER-GOD
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SIKINOS (by Thoas) (Apollonius Rhodius 623) |
"Some fishermen dragged him [Thoas king of Lemnos] ashore at the island then called Oinoe, but later renamed Sikinos after the son whom the Nymphe Oinoe bore to Thoas." - Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 623
Sources:
- Apollonius Rhodius, The Argonautica - Greek Epic C3rd BC
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