Meaning of Argiope | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any one of several figures of Greek mythology.
   Greek
2. A naiad, daughter of the river god Nilus, wife of Agenor and mother of Europa, Cadmus, Phoenix and Cilix.
   Greek
3. A naiad, mother of Thamyris by Philammon and possibly daughter of the river god Cephissus.
   Greek
4. A naiad of the town of Eleusis, mother of Cercyon by Branchus; sometimes identified with the above daughter of Cephissus.
   Greek
5. A daughter of Teuthras, king of Teuthrania, who married Telephus, son of Heracles.
   Greek

Examples

“In classical Greek mythology, Argiope was a NYMPH of Mount Parnassos in Phokis, central Greece. By the bard Philammon, she gave birth to an even greater musician, her son Thamyris.”

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