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ANKHINOE

Greek Name

Αγχινοη

Transliteration

Ankhinoê

Latin Spelling

Anchinoe

Translation

Pouring Mind (anacheô, noos)

ANKHINOE (Anchinoe) was a Naiad-nymph of the River Nile in Egypt. She was the wife of King Belos and mother of Aigyptos (Aegyptus), eponym of the country.

PARENTS

NEILOS (Apollodorus 2.11)

OFFSPRING

AIGYPTOS, DANAUS, KEPHEUS, PHINEUS (by Belos) (Apollodorus 2.11)

ENCYCLOPEDIA

ACHI′ROE (Achiroê), or according to Apollodorus (ii. 1. § 4) Anchinoë, which is perhaps a mistake for Anchiroë, was a daughter of Nilus, and the wife of Belus, by whom she became the mother of Aegyptus and Danaus.

Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.

CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES

Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2. 11 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"Belos remained to become king of Aigyptos (Egypt), and married Neilos' (the Nile's) daughter Ankhinoe (Anchinoe), who gave him twin sons, Aigyptos (Aegyptus) and Danaus, to whom Euripides [tragedian C5th B.C.] adds Kepheus (Cepheus) and Phineus."