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Amphissa (mythology)

set of mythological Greek characters

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 26, 2023
Entity authorityQ122818763 ↗
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In Greek mythology, Amphissa (Ancient Greek: Ἄμφισσα) may refer to the following personages:

Amphissa, daughter of Macareus.

Amphissa, an alternate name for Metope, the daughter of King Echetus and lover of Aechmodicus.

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References

Publius Ovidius Naso, The Epistles of Ovid. London. J. Nunn, Great-Queen-Street; R. Priestly, 143, High-Holborn; R. Lea, Greek-Street, Soho; and J. Rodwell, New-Bond-Street. 1813. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.

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