Dryope (daughter of Dryops)

For other uses, see Dryope.
Dríope transformed into a lotus tree illustration extracted out of Ovid's Metamorphoses

In Greek mythology, Dryope (/ˈdraɪ.əpiː/; Greek: Δρυόπη derived from δρῦς drys, "oak"; dryope "woodpecker"[1]) is the daughter of Dryops, king of Oeta ("oak-man")[2] or of Eurytus (and hence half-sister to Iole).[3] Dryope mothered Amphissus by Apollo.[2]

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  1. ^ Graves, Robert, (1955) 1960. The Greek Myths.
  2. ^ a b Antoninus Liberalis, 32; Stephanus Byzantinus, s.v. Dryope.
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