In Greek mythology, Lybie or Libye (Ancient Greek: Λυβιη, Lubiē; often written Lybië) was the mother of Belus by Poseidon and a personification and queen of the country of Libya.[1] Some sources describe her as the mother of Lamia.[2][3]
Notes
- ↑ Mitchell, Lynette G. (2001). "Euboean Io". The Classical Quarterly. 51 (2): 339–352. doi:10.1093/cq/51.2.339. hdl:10036/49253. ISSN 1471-6844.
- ↑ Scholium from the Byzantine-Hellenistic period to Aristophanes, Peace 758, quoted by Ogden (2013b), p. 98
- ↑ Diodorus Siculus, 20.41.3-6, Scholia to Aristophanes, Wasps 1035; Commentary 37 to Heraclitus the Allegorist
References
- Aristophanes, Peace from The Complete Greek Drama, vol. 2. Eugene O'Neill, Jr. New York. Random House. 1938. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Aristophanes, Aristophanes Comoediae edited by F.W. Hall and W.M. Geldart, vol. 1. F.W. Hall and W.M. Geldart. Oxford. Clarendon Press, Oxford. 1907. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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