Cyrene
Κυρήνη
(Κυρήνη), a daughter of Hypseus or Peneius by Chlidanope, a granddaughter of Peneius and Creusa, was beloved by Apollo, who carried her from mount Pelion to Libya, where Cvrene derived its name from her. She became by Apollo the mother of Aristaeus. (Pind. P. 9.5. &c.; Apollon. 1.500, &c.; Diod. 4.81; Serv. ad Aen. 4.42, 317; Hyg. Fab. 161.) It is a mere mistake that Justin (13.7) calls Anthocus, Nomius, and Argaeus sons of Cyrene. (Comp. ARISTAEUS.) There are two other mythical personages of the name of Cyrene. (Hyg. Fab. 14; Apollod. 2.5.8.)
From William Smith (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Text provided under a CC BY-SA license by Perseus Digital Library, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Tufts University. Data accessed from https://github.com/PerseusDL/canonical-pdlrefwk/ on 17 October 2026.