Eunoë

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Eunoë[needs IPA] (Ancient Greek: Εὐνοη, romanizedEúnoē) according to Greek mythology, was a naiad-nymph daughter of the river god Sangarius,[1] sometimes associated with Persephone as her mother. Eunoë is the wife of the Phrygian king Dymas, and the mother of Hecuba, the wife of King Priam of Troy.[2] Otherwise, the mother of Hecabe was called the naiad Euagora.[3]

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  1. ^ Scholia on Homer's Iliad 16. 718 with Pherecydes as the authority
  2. ^ Bane, Theresa (August 28, 2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland & Company. p. 131. ISBN 9781476612423.
  3. ^ Scholia on Euripides, Hecuba 3