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In Greek mythology, Benthesikyme or Benthesicyme (/ bɛnθəˈsɪsɪmiː /; [1] Ancient Greek: Βενθεσικύμη, romanized: Benthesikýmē) was, according to the mythographer Apollodorus, a daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the foster mother of Eumolpus. [2]
According to the mythographer Apollodorus, Benthesikyme was the daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite. [7]
In Greek mythology Benthesicyme was an African sea-nymph. She was a daughter of the god Poseidon and the wife of Enalos (Of the Sea), an early king of Aithiopia (Ethiopia). Benthesicyme was a goddess of the waves. Her name means Lady of Deep-Swells from Greek words benthos (depths) and kyma (waves).
Benthesikyme (Βενθεσικυμη) was the nymph goddess of the waves. Her name means "Lady of the Deep-Swells" from benthos, "the depths", and kyma, "waves". She was the wife of the Ethiopian King Enalos.
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Benthesikyme (Ancient Greek: Βενθεσικυμη) is an African sea-nymph and the Goddess of Waves. She is the daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite and married King Enalos of Ethiopia. Her name translates to "Lady of Deep-Swells" from Greek words benthos "depths" and kyma "waves."
When Poseidon's union with Khione resulted in a pregnancy, the Goddess wished to hide her affair from her father Boreas. After giving birth to a son named Eumolpus, Khione threw him from the mountaintop. Poseidon intervened and rescued the child, delivering him to be raised by Benthesikyme and Enalos. When Eumolpus came of age, Enalos offered him t...
1.https://archive.org/details/newcenturyclassi00aver/page/216/mode/2up
2.https://books.google.com/books?id=r1Y3xZWVlnIC&pg=PA105#v=onepage&q&f=false
Benthesikyme is a minor sea goddess, considered to be the Goddess of Waves, who presided over the sea of Ethiopia; in Greek Mythology. She is best known for raising Eumolpus, the illegitimate son of Poseidon and the snow goddess, Chione.
Dec 9, 2021 · 1. Children of Amphitrite – Triton, Benthesikyme and Eumolpus. Poseidon had three children with his wife. The first was Triton, a half-man half-fish who became the first merman. He ruled the deep sea and lived in Poseidon’s golden palace.
