Coryphe

Summary

In Greek mythology, Coryphe (Ancient Greek: Κορυφή) was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-wife Tethys.[1] In some versions of the myth, she was the mother by Zeus of the fourth Athena who was called Coria by the Arcadians and worshipped as the inventress of chariots.[2]

Note edit

  1. ^ Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 280. ISBN 9780786471119.
  2. ^ Cicero, De Natura Deorum 3.59

References edit

  • Marcus Tullius Cicero, Nature of the Gods from the Treatises of M.T. Cicero translated by Charles Duke Yonge (1812-1891), Bohn edition of 1878. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
  • Marcus Tullius Cicero, De Natura Deorum. O. Plasberg. Leipzig. Teubner. 1917. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.