Euboea (mythology)
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Euboea (mythology)
Euboea is the name of four women in
Greek mythology
Euboea or Calchis, a
naiad
, daughter of the Boeotian river-god
Asopus
and of
Metope
.
Poseidon
abducted her. The island of
Euboea
(or the city of
Calchis
, located on that island) was given her name. Some authors call her the mother of the
Curetes
and
Corybantes
(under the name Calchis). Euboea, one of the daughters of the river-god
Asterion
. She and her sisters,
Acraea
and Prosymna, were the nurses of
Hera
. Euboea, one of the daughters of
Thespius
and Megamede. She bore
Heracles
a son
Olympus
. Euboea, daughter of
Macareus
. She bore
Apollo
a son,
Agreus
.
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