Bathycleia
In Greek mythology, Bathycleia was the mother of Hallirrhothius by Poseidon.[1] After her son raped Alcippe, the maiden's father Ares, in revenge, killed Halirrhothius. Bathycleia may be the same as the nymph Euryte, another name for the mother of Halirrhothius.[2]
Notes
- Scholia on Pindar, Olympian Ode 10.83c
- Apollodorus, 3.14.2
References
- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
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