Salamis was a nymph (naiad) in Greek mythology, the daughter of the river-god Asopus and Metope, herself a daughter of the river deity Ladon. She was carried off by Poseidon to an island that came to bear her name. Their son, Cychreus, became the first king of that island.
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I.Overview
Salamis was a nymph in Greek mythology, the daughter of the river-god Asopus. Her mother was Metope, herself the daughter of Ladon, another river deity.
II.Family
Salamis had numerous siblings, all of them children of Asopus and Metope. Her sisters included Corcyra, Sinope, Aegina, Peirene, Cleone, Thebe, Tanagra, Thespia, Asopis, Ornea, Chalcis (also called Euboea), Harpina, Antiope, Nemea, and Plataea (also known as Oeroe), and her brothers were Pelagon (Pelasgus) and Ismenus.
III.Mythology
Salamis shared a similar fate with her sisters Corcyra and Euboea when they were all carried away from their father by Poseidon. The god brought her to an island that was afterwards named after her by Cychreus, their son together, who became the first king of that island.
In certain mythological accounts, she became the mother of Saracon by Zeus.