Carme (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Carme or Karme (/ˈkɑːrmi/; Ancient Greek: Κάρμη Karmē) was the mother, by Zeus, of the goddess Britomartis.[1] She was either the daughter of Euboulus, the son of the Cretan priest Carmanor,[2] or the daughter of Cassiepia and Phoenix, the son of Agenor.[3]

  1. ^ Tripp, p. 150 s.v. Carme; Grimal, p. 89 s.v. Carme; Cook, p. 190; Smith, s.v. Carme.
  2. ^ Pausanias, 2.30.3. Compare with Diodorus Siculus, 5.76.3, which says that Euboulus was the son of Demeter.
  3. ^ Antoninus Liberalis, 40 (Celoria, p. 100). Compare with Appendix Vergiliana, Ciris 220.