A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

(Σαλαμίς), a daughter of Asopis, and by Poseidon the mother of Cenchreus or Cychreus. (Paus. 1.35.2; Apollod. 3.12.7; Diod. 4.72.) From her the island of Salamis was believed by the ancients to have received its name.

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