Ismene (Asopid) Explained

In Greek mythology, Ismene (; Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἰσμήνη, Ismēnē) was the naiad daughter of the river-god Asopus by the nymph Metope, daughter of the river Ladon. She was the sister of Aegina,^[1] Salamis,^[2] Pelagon (Pelasgus^[3]) and Ismenus.^[4] Ismene was the wife of Argus, eponymous king of Argos and thus, mother of Argus Panoptes and Iasus.^[5]

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. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
• Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

Notes and References

1. Apollodorus, 1.9.3 & 3.12.6
2. Apollodorus, 3.12.7
3. [Diodorus Siculus]
4. Apollodorus, 3.12.6
5. [Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]