Astypalaea

In Greek mythology, Astypalaea (Ancient Greek: Ἀστυπάλαια [astiˈpalea]) or Astypale was a Phoenician princess as the daughter of King Phoenix[1] and Perimede, daughter of Oeneus; thus she was the sister of Europa. In some accounts, her mother was called Telephe and her siblings were Peirus and again Europe.[2] Astypale was a lover of Poseidon who seduced her, and had two sons by him: Ancaeus, King of Samos,[3] and Eurypylos, King of Kos.[4]

The island of Astypalaia was believed to have been named after her.[5]

  1. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 157; Scholia on Euripides, Phoenissae 5
  2. ^ Scholia on Euripides, Phoenissae 5
  3. ^ Pausanias, 7.4.1
  4. ^ Apollodorus, 2.7.1
  5. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Astypalaia