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Phoenissa (mythology)

Greek deities
series
Nymphs

In Greek mythology, Phoenissa was the daughter of Alphionis (the river-god Alpheus) and thus can be considered a naiad. She bore to Zeus,[1] a beautiful son, Endymion.[2] Otherwise, the latter's parents were called Aethlius[3] (Aethnos[4]) and Calyce.[1]

  1. ^ a b Apollodorus, 1.7.5
  2. ^ Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions 10.21-23
  3. ^ Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 5.8.1
  4. ^ Conon, Narrations 14

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