Anchiroe of Thrace explained

In Greek mythology, Anchiroe or Ankhiroê (Ancient Greek: Αγχιροη means 'pouring flow'), also called Anchinoe or Archinoe, was the consort of Sithon, son of Ares,^[1] and the mother of two daughters, Pallenaea and Rhoetea, from whom two towns derived their names.^[2] In some accounts, Achiroe was the mother of Sithon, Pallene and Rhoeteia by Ares instead.^[3]

References

• Bell, Robert E., Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary. ABC-Clio. 1991. .
• Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790–1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.

Notes and References

1. [Tzetzes]
2. [Hegesippus (orator)|Hegesippus]
3. Book: Bell, Robert E.. Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary. ABC-CLIO. 1991. 9780874365818. 3.