Kymopoleia

Kymopoleia

Kymopoleia

Daughter of Poseidon

For the biological genus, see Cymopolia.

In Greek mythology, Kymopoleia, Cymopoleia, or Cymopolia (/ˌsɪməpəˈlaɪ.ə/;[1] Ancient Greek: Κυμοπόλεια Kymopoleia) was a daughter of sea god Poseidon and the wife of Briareus, one of the three Hundred-Handers.[2] Her only known mention occurs in the Hesiodic Theogony.[3]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Gardner, Dorsey; Porter, Noah, eds. (1884). A Practical Dictionary of the English Language. New York: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co. p. 548.
  2. [2]
    Hesiod, Theogony 817–819; Gantz, p. 45.
  3. [3]
    West 1966, p. 379 on line 819 Κυμοπόλειαν

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