Libya (Greek myth) explained

In Greek mythology, Libya (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: {{linktext|Λιβύη), or Libye, was a name shared by two individuals:

• Libya, daughter of the Titan Oceanus and Pompholyge, and the sister of Asia.^[1] In one account, Libya was the consort of the sea god Triton^[2] and by him the mother of various nymphs, probably including the Tritonian nymph who bore Nasamon and Caphaurus to Amphitemis.^[3]
• Libya, a princess of Egypt as the daughter of King Epaphus. She became the mother of Belus and Agenor by Poseidon, the god of the sea.^[4]

References

• Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853–1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Fowler, Robert L., Early Greek Mythography. Volume 2: Commentary. Oxford University Press. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom. 2013.

Notes and References

1. [John Tzetzes|Tzetzes]
2. [Apollonius of Rhodes]
3. Apollonius of Rhodes, 4.1495–1450
4. [Hyginus]