Nymph of the wandering Maeander who bore Miletus the twin children Byblis and Caunus — the Milesian family at the heart of Ovid's warning tale of unlawful sister-love.1
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Near the Maeander's course, Cyane daughter of the river was united with Miletus and bore two children of surpassing beauty — the twins Byblis and Caunus, from whom the spring and the tragedy of Milesian legend would flow.2
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the spine ignites as you read · hover a bond on the card — every mention of them lights in the story