Salamis (mythology)

Salamis (/ˈsæləmɪs/ SAL-ə-miss; Ancient Greek: Σαλαμίς) was a nymph in Greek mythology, the daughter of the river-god Asopus[1] Salamis’ mother was Metope, daughter of Ladon, another river god.

[2] She was sister to Corcyra, Sinope, Aegina, Peirene, Cleone, Thebe, Tanagra, Thespia, Asopis, Ornea, Chalcis (Euboea), Harpina, Antiope, Nemea, Plataea (Oeroe), Pelagon (Pelasgus) and Ismenus.

[3] Along with her sisters Corcyra and Euboea, Salamis also shared their fate after they were all carried away by Poseidon from their father.

[5] In some accounts, she became the mother of Saracon by Zeus.

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