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Kaliadn
Kaliadnê
Caliadne
Beautiful holy
(kali-, adnos) |
KALIADNE (or Caliadne) was a Naiad Nymph of the River Nile in Egypt, and a wife of the Egyptian king Aigyptos. Her twelve sons married the twelve daughters of her sister Polyxo.
| PARENTS |
| Presumably a daughter of the River NEILOS |
| OFFSPRING |
| EURYLOKHOS, PHANTES, PERISTHENES, HERMOS, DRYAS, POTAMON, KISSEUS, LIXOS, IMBROS, BROMIOS, POLYKTOR, KHTHONIOS (by Aigyptos) (Apollodorus 2.19) |
"The twelve sons of a Naias Nymphe named Kaliadne [and Aigyptos] drew lots for the daughters of Polyxo, also a Naias [and Danaus]. The sons were named Eurylokhos, Phantes, Peristhenes, Hermos, Dryas, Potamon, Kisseus, Lixos, Imbros, Bromios, Polyktor, and Khthonios; the girls were Autonoe, Theano, Elektra, Kleopatra, Eurydike, Glaukippe, Antheleia, Kleodore, Euippe, Erato, Stygne, and Bryke." - Apollodorus, The Library 2.19
Sources:
- Apollodorus, The Library - Greek Mythography C2nd BC
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