In Greek mythology, Scamandrodice ( Ancient Greek: Σκαμανδροδίκη) was the mother of King Cycnus of Colonae by the sea-god Poseidon. She abandoned her son on the seashore but he was rescued by fishermen who named him Cycnus "swan" because they saw a swan flying over him. [1] In some accounts, the mother of Cycnus was given as Harpale [2] or Calyce, daughter of Hecaton [3] or lastly, an unknown Nereid. [4]
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- Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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In Greek mythology, Scamandrodice ( Ancient Greek: Σκαμανδροδίκη) was the mother of King Cycnus of Colonae by the sea-god Poseidon. She abandoned her son on the seashore but he was rescued by fishermen who named him Cycnus "swan" because they saw a swan flying over him. [1] In some accounts, the mother of Cycnus was given as Harpale [2] or Calyce, daughter of Hecaton [3] or lastly, an unknown Nereid. [4]
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References
- Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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