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THISBE
 

Greek Name:
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Translation:

Qisbh
Thisbê
Of Thisbe (town)

THISBE was the Naiad Nymph of the spring, well or fountain of the Boiotian village of Thisbe (in central Greece).

PARENTS

Perhaps a daughter of the River TERMESSOS

ENCYCLOPEDIA

THISBE (Thisbê). A Boeotian nymph, from whom the town of Thisbe derived its name. (Paus. ix. 32. §2.)

Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.

"Thisbe, they say, was a Nymphe of the country (epikhorios), from whom the city [Thisbe, Boiotia] has received its name." - Pausanias, Guide to Greece 9.32.2


Sources:

  • Pausanias, Guide to Greece - Greek Geography C2nd AD