Galaxy/The codex of Cyane

In Greek mythology, Cyane (Cyanee; Ancient Greek Κυανή) daughter of the river-god Maeander is a Milesian nymph who bears Miletus the twins Byblis and Caunus. Ovid's Metamorphoses makes her the mother at the heart of the incest tragedy; other authorities name Tragasia or Eidothea instead.

Adapted from Wikipedia, "Byblis" · CC BY-SA 4.0

I.Mother of Byblis and Caunus

Ovid (Metamorphoses 9.450–665) names Cyanee daughter of Maeander as Miletus' partner and mother of Byblis and Caunus. Wikipedia's Byblis article records the same parentage beside alternate mothers Tragasia daughter of Celaenus and Eidothea daughter of Eurytus of Caria.

The famous Sicilian Cyane who tried to stop Hades' abduction of Persephone and dissolved into her pool near Syracuse is a different nymph — Wikipedia's standalone "Cyane" page — and must not be merged with this Maeander daughter.

II.Homonym care

The atlas id cyane-maeander is the Maeander/Milesian mother alone. Do not link her Information tab to the Sicilian Cyane article as if they were one figure.

AT A GLANCE

Greek nameKyane (Κυανή)
Typenymph
Domainsdaughter of the Maeander · mother of Byblis and Caunus
ParentageMeander
SymbolsDaughter of Maeander · Mother of Byblis and Caunus · Milesian house
Cult centersMiletus · Maeander valley
EtymologyAncient Greek Κυανή (Kuánē), "dark blue" — shared with the Sicilian spring-nymph of the same name.
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