Atthis (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Atthis (Ancient Greek: Ατθίς) or Attis, was a daughter of Cranaus, from whom Attica, which was before called Actaea, was believed to have derived its name.[1]

The two birds into which Philomele and her sister Procne were metamorphosed, were likewise called Attis.[2]

Notes
  1. Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 1.2.5.
  2. Martial, 1.54.9 & 5.67.2

References
  • Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
  • Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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