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Summary Of: Asopusthe Boeotian Asopus can produce the tallest reeds of any river... As mythological figures the Boeotian river Asopus and the Phliasian river Asopus are much confounded... on various daughters of either Boeotian or Phliasian Asopus were mortal in these tales... or their father Asopus must have been mortal... informs that the river Asopus was a son of... cites Plataean tradition that Asopus was ancient king of that region in succession to King Cithaeron who gave his name... to the mountain as King Asopus gave his name to the river and that the city of Plataea was named after... that this eponymous Plataea was daughter of King Asopus rather than the river Asopus... a tributary river of Boeotian Asopus is called by... Thespiae was either named from Thespia daughter of Asopus or from Thespius a descendant of... discovered for him the river called Asopus and gave it his name... refers to Ismene daughter of Asopus who was wife of... here the youngest daughters of Boeotian Asopus by Metope who came from... Asopus cannot discover what has become of them until the seer Acraephen... He advises Asopus to yield to the immortals and cease grieving since he is father... This hints that perhaps for Corinna Asopus himself is not a god... Asopus is often clearly the Phliasian Asopus... Asopus chases after Zeus and his daughter until Zeus turns upon him and strikes him with... whence ever after Asopus is lame and flows very slowly... In these tales Asopus discovers the truth about the abduction from... claims Asopus had twenty daughters but he provides no list... day the assignment of Aegina to the Phliasian Asopus was generally admitted...Encyclodia Page On: Asopus |
