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Themisto (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Themisto (/θəˈmɪst/; Ancient Greek:[1]) may refer to the following women:

  • Themisto, one of the 50 Nereids, marine-nymph daughter of the sea divinities Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.[2][3]
  • Themisto, daughter of the river god Inachus, who became the mother of Arcas by Zeus.[4]
  • Themisto, daughter of the Hyperborean king Zabius, mother of Galeos by Apollo.[5]
  • Themisto, the third and last wife of Athamas.[6]

Notes

  1. "User-submitted name Themisto - Behind the Name". https://www.behindthename.com/name/themisto/submitted. 
  2. Hesiod, Theogony 240ff
  3. Kerényi, Carl (1951). The Gods of the Greeks. London: Thames and Hudson. pp. 65. 
  4. Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions 10.21
  5. Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Galeōtai
  6. Apollodorus, 1.9.2

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