Borysthenis Explained

In Greek mythology, Borysthenis may refer to two distinct individuals:

• Borysthenes, one of the three Muses that were daughters of Apollo. Her sisters were Apollonis and Cephisso.^[1]
• the Scythian Earth-and-Water goddess Api, who was called because she was the daughter of the god of the Borysthenēs river (now the Dnipro river).

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Notes and References

1. [Eumelus of Corinth|Eumelus]