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Naiad Queen of Egypt | |
Member of the Argive Family | |
Abode | River Nile in Egypt |
Consort | Belus |
Parents | Nilus |
Siblings | Memphis, Telephassa, Chione, Caliadne (possibly), Polyxo (possibly) |
Offspring | Danaus, Aegyptus, Cepheus, Phineus |
Achiroë /əˈkɪroʊiː/ or Anchirrhoë (Greek: Ἀχιρ(ρ)όη), or according to the Bibliotheca Anchinoë (Ἀγχινόη), which is perhaps a mistake for Anchiroë, was in Greek mythology a naiad, a daughter of the river-god Nilus. She was also the wife of Belus, by whom she became the mother of Aegyptus and Danaus, and, according to some accounts, Cepheus, and Phineus.
Anchinoe was a minor figure in Greek accounts and only mentioned by Apollodorus in his Bibliotheca:
"But Belus remained in Egypt, reigned over the country, and married Anchinoe, daughter of Nile, by whom he had twin sons, Egyptus and Danaus, but according to Euripides, he had also Cepheus and Phineus."