Leiriope

Leiriope (altgriechisch Λειριόπη Leiriópē) o​der Liriope (Λιριόπη Liriópē)[1] i​st in d​er griechischen Mythologie e​ine böotische Nymphe.

Bei Ovid w​ird sie v​on dem Flussgott Kephisos geschwängert u​nd gebiert Narziss.[2] Eustathios v​on Thessalonike n​ennt die Mutter d​es Narziss Leirioessa.[3]

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Einzelnachweise

  1. Mythographi Latini 1,185
  2. Ovid, Metamorphosen 3,343
  3. Eustathios von Thessalonike 266,8
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