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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).
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Perhaps a daughter of the River TERMESSOS
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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.
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"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
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