Achiroë (/əˈkɪroʊi/; Ancient Greek: Ἀχιρόη [akʰiróɛː]), Anchirrhoë (Ἀγχιρρόη), or Anchinoë (Ἀγχινόη),[1] which is perhaps a mistake for Anchiroë, was in Greek mythology an Egyptian naiad, as daughter of the river-god Nilus.
She was the wife of King Belus of Egypt, by whom she became the mother of Aegyptus and Danaus, and, according to some accounts, Cepheus, and Phineus.
[1][2] Otherwise, the possible mother of these children and spouse of Belus was called Side, eponym of Sidon in Phoenicia.
[3] Anchinoe was a minor figure in Greek accounts and only mentioned by Apollodorus in his Bibliotheca: Male Female Deity This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed.
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.