Benthesikyme Explained

In Greek mythology, Benthesikyme or Benthesicyme (;^[1] Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Βενθεσικύμη|Benthesikýmē) was, according to the mythographer Apollodorus, a daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the foster mother of Eumolpus.^[2] After Chione slept with Poseidon, she gave birth to Eumolpus, but, to avoid the detection of her father, she threw the infant into the sea. Poseidon rescued the child, and gave it to Benthesikyme to raise.^[3] Once Eumolpus had grown up, Benthesikyme's husband gave to him one of their own two daughters; he was later expelled for attempting to violate the other of their daughters.^[4]

References

• Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same webs
• Gantz, Timothy, Early Greek Myth: A Guide to Literary and Artistic Sources, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996, Two volumes: (Vol. 1), (Vol. 2).
• Hard, Robin, The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology: Based on H.J. Rose's "Handbook of Greek Mythology", Psychology Press, 2004, . Google Books.

Notes and References

1. Book: Avery, Catherine B. . New Century Classical Handbook . 216 . Appleton-Century-Crofts . New York . 1962.
2. Hard, p. 105.
3. Gantz, p. 244; Hard, p. 370; Apollodorus, 3.15.4.
4. Hard, p. 370; Apollodorus, 3.15.4.