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Ambracia in ancient Epirus.

In Greek mythology, Ambracia ( Ancient Greek: Άμβρακία) was a Oeachalian princess and daughter of King Melaneus, son of Apollo and Oechalia, and thus, sister of Eurytus. [1] The city of Ambracia in Epirus was named after her. [2]

Notes

  1. ^ Pausanias, 4.3.10 & 4.33.5
  2. ^ Antoninus Liberalis, 4 as cited in Nicander's Metamorphoses

References

  • Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). Online version at the Topos Text Project.
  • Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN  0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
  • Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ambracia in ancient Epirus.

In Greek mythology, Ambracia ( Ancient Greek: Άμβρακία) was a Oeachalian princess and daughter of King Melaneus, son of Apollo and Oechalia, and thus, sister of Eurytus. [1] The city of Ambracia in Epirus was named after her. [2]

Notes

  1. ^ Pausanias, 4.3.10 & 4.33.5
  2. ^ Antoninus Liberalis, 4 as cited in Nicander's Metamorphoses

References

  • Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). Online version at the Topos Text Project.
  • Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN  0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
  • Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.



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