2. An autochthon, king of Emathia (Macedoia), begot by Euippe or Antiope nine daughters, to
whom he gave the names of the nine Muses. They afterwards entered into a contest with the
Muses, and being conquered, they were metamorphosed into birds called Colymbas, Iyngx,
Cenchris, Cissa, Chloris, Acalanthis, Nessa, Pipo, and Dracontis. (