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In Greek mythology, Melantheia or Melanthea (Ancient Greek: Μελανθείας) was the daughter of the river-god Alpheus, and thus she can be counted as a naiad. Melanthea bore to Poseidon , Eirene whom the earlier name of Calaurea was called after her (Eirenê).
Melantho was seduced by Poseidon the shape of a dolphin [7] and by him, bore a son Delphus. [8] In one account, Melantheia instead married King Hyamus of Hyampolis , son of Lycorus , and by him the mother of two daughters, Melanis [ 9 ] and Celaeno [ 10 ] of whom either might have been mother of Delphus by Apollo .
She was also believed to have had a son Celaenus by Poseidon. [6] Celaeno, a Phocian princess as the daughter of King Hyamus of Hyampolis, son of Lycorus. Her mother was Melantheia , daughter of Deucalion. Celaeno [7] or her sister Melanis [8] became the mother of Delphus by Apollo. Celaeno, daughter of Ergea by Poseidon. [9]
Telegone, daughter of Pharis, bore his son, the king Orsilochus. [5] Through him, Alpheus was the grandfather of Diocles, and great-grandfather of a pair of soldiers, Crethon and Orsilochus, who were slain by Aeneas during the Trojan War. [6] The river god was also called the father of Melantheia who became the mother of Eirene by Poseidon. [7]
'Peace', Ancient Greek pronunciation: [eːrɛ̌ːnɛː]) or Irene, was a daughter of Poseidon and Melanthea, daughter of Alpheus. She gave her name to Eirene, a small island near the Peloponnese. [1] The island was later called Anthedonia and Hypereia, but eventually received the name Calauria after Calaurus, who was also a son of Poseidon.
Delphus was said to be the son of Poseidon and Melantho (), daughter of Deucalion. [1] [ AI-generated source?] In other accounts, he was the son of Apollo by Celaeno, the daughter of Hyamus and granddaughter of Lycorus, and, according to others, by Thyia, the daughter of the autochthon Castalius, or by Melaina, the daughter of Cephissus.
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It is not known whether the name Nereus was known to Homer or not, but the name of the Nereids is attested before it, and can be found in the Iliad. [3] Since Nereus only has relevance as the father of the Nereids, it has been suggested that his name could actually be derived from that of his daughters; [4] while the derivation of the Nereids from Nereus, as a patronymic, has also been ...