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Memphis (wife of Epaphus)

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For other uses, see Memphis (mythology).

In Greek mythology, Memphis (Ancient Greek: Μέμφις), daughter of river-god Nilus, accordingly a Naiad Nymph, was the wife to Epaphus, and mother of Libya [1] and possibly Lysianassa.[2] She and her husband were the legendary founders of Memphis, which bears her name.[1] Some writers called Epaphus' wife Cassiopeia.[3]

Argive genealogy

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Argive genealogy in Greek mythology
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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Apollodorus, 2.1.4; Tzetzes on Lycophron, 894.
  2. ^ Apollodorus, 2.5.11
  3. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 149

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