Borysthenis
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In Greek mythology, Borysthenis[pronunciation?] (Ancient Greek: Βορυσθενίς) may refer to two distinct individuals:
- Borysthenes, one of the three Muses that were daughters of Apollo. Her sisters were Apollonis and Cephisso.[1]
- Borysthenis, daughter of Borysthenes, god of the Dneper River in Scythia (modern Ukraine) who mothered Targitaus by Zeus.[2][3]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Eumelus fr. 35 as cited from Tzetzes on Hesiod, 23
- ^ Braund, edited by David; Kryzhitskiy, S.D. (2007). Classical Olbia and the Scythian world : from the sixth century BC to the second century AD (1. publ. ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 48. ISBN 9780197264041.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
- ^ Herodotus, Histories 4.5.1
Reference[edit]
- Herodotus, The Histories with an English translation by A. D. Godley. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1920. ISBN 0-674-99133-8. Online version at the Topos Text Project. Greek text available at Perseus Digital Library.
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