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The women of Amphissa, seeing that the Phocians were in the camp of the allies and seeing the presence of many soldiers of the usurpers, fearing that the maeneds would be violated, all ran to the market, surrounded the sleeping women silently without questioning them, rendered them all the care possible and brought them food.
The women of Amphissa formed a protective ring around them and when they awoke arranged for them to return home unmolested. The Women of Amphissa by Lawrence Alma-Tadema On another occasion, the Thyiades were snowed in on Parnassos and it was necessary to send a rescue party.
In Greek mythology, Amphissa (Ancient Greek: Ἄμφισσα) or simply, Issa (/ˈiːsɑː/; Ἴσσα) was the daughter of Macareus and a lover of Apollo. She was the eponym of the city Amphissa in Ozolian Locris , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] where her memory was perpetuated by a splendid monument.
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Catholic Answers mentions that [she] must have belonged to the primitive Church of Philadelphia, linking her association with the early Christian community there. [1] Eusebius listed her as part of a distinguished group of prophets, among Agabus , Judas Barsabbas , Silas , the daughters of Philip , and Quadratus , many of whom are referenced in ...
[1] It is likely that Locrian territory once extended from sea to sea, then was divided as a result of the immigration of the Phocians and Dorians. [ 2 ] The most famous colony of the Locrian tribe was the city of Epizephyrian Locri , founded in the 7th century BC in Magna Graecia , which exists until today as Locri .
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Isse, daughter of Macareus and Canace, children of Aeolus, and a lover of Apollo. [1] She was usually called Amphissa. [2] Issa, the eponymous nymph of Issa . She became the mother of the prophet Prylis by Hermes. [3] This son predicted to the Greeks that they would take Troy by means of the Wooden Horse. [4]