Diopatra (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Diopatra (Ancient Greek: Διοπατρη Diopatrê) was a naiad of Mount Othrys and one of the Spercheides. She was the daughter of the river-god Spercheus and the naiad Deino. As recounted by Cerambus, when the god Poseidon fell in love with Diopatre, the god transformed her sisters into poplars in order to ravish the girl.[1] Diopatra's name means "divine family" which came from dion and patra.
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Note
- Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 22
Reference
- Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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