In Greek mythology, Rhoeo (/ˈriːoʊ/; Ancient Greek: Ῥοιώ Rhoiṓ) may refer to two distinct characters:
- Rhoeo, a Trojan naiad as the daughter of the river Scamander. She was the mother of Tithonus by King Laomedon of Troy. Rhoeo was usually called Strymo.
- Rhoeo, daughter of Staphylus and mother of Anius by Apollo.
Notes
- Tzetzes on Lycophron, 18.
- Scholia ad Homer, Iliad 3.250 with Hellanicus as the authority & 11.5; Apollodorus, 3.12.3; Tzetzes on Lycophron, 18.
- Diodorus Siculus, 5.62; Tzetzes on Lycophron, 570.
References
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- Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. Online version at the Topos Text Project. Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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- Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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- Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Argonauticon. Otto Kramer. Leipzig. Teubner. 1913. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Tzetzes, John, Book of Histories, Book V-VI translated by Konstantinos Ramiotis from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826. Online version at theoi.com.
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- Hesiod, Catalogue of Women from Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica translated by Evelyn-White, H G. Loeb Classical Library Volume 57. London: William Heinemann, 1914. Online version at theoi.com