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Poluxw
Polyxô
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POLYXO was a Naiad Nymph of the River Nile in Egypt, north Africa.
She was one of the many wives of Prince Danaus whose twelve Danaid daughters married the twelve sons of her sister Kaliadne.
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Perhaps a daughter of the River NEILOS
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AUTONOE, THEANO, ELEKTRA, KLEOPATRA, EURYDIKE, GLAUKIPPE, ANTHELEIA, KLEODORE, EUIPPE, ERATO, STYGNE, BRYKE (by Danaus) (Apollodorus 2.19)
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ENCYCLOPEDIA
POLYXO (Poluxô). A nymph married to Danaus. (Apollod. ii. 1. § 5.)
Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
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"The twelve sons of a Naias Nymphe named Kaliadne [and Aigyptos] drew lots for the daughters of Polyxo, also a Naias [and Danaus]. The sons were named Eurylokhos, Phantes, Peristhenes, Hermos, Dryas, Potamon, Kisseus, Lixos, Imbros, Bromios, Polyktor, and Khthonios; the girls were Autonoe, Theano, Elektra, Kleopatra, Eurydike, Glaukippe, Antheleia, Kleodore, Euippe, Erato, Stygne, and Bryke." - Apollodorus, The Library 2.19
Sources:
- Apollodorus, The Library - Greek Mythography C2nd BC
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