| Greek Name |
Transliteration |
Latin Spelling |
Translation |
| Αστυοχη |
Astyokhê |
Astyoche |
Town-Possessor
(astu, ochos) |
ASTYOKHE (or Astyoche) was the Naiad Nymph of a fresh-water spring or fountain of the town of Troy in the Troad, Anatolia. Her son was Tros, the founder of the city.
| PARENTS |
| SIMOEIS (Apollodorus 3.140) |
| OFFSPRING |
| TROS (by Erikhthonios) (Apollodorus 3.140) |
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 140 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"Erikhthonios inherited the rule [of the kingdom of the Troad], after marrying [the River] Simoeis' daughter Astyokhe and fathering Tros."
Sources:
- Apollodorus, The Library - Greek Mythography C2nd BC
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