Thespia (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Thespia (Ancient Greek: Θέσπια) was the daughter of the river god Asopus and Metope, daughter of Ladon, himself a river god. She was abducted to Thespiae (the city west of Thebes) by Apollo, and the city might have been named after her.[1][2]

  1. ^ Pausanias, 9.26.6
  2. ^ "Thespia". Theoi Project. Retrieved April 20, 2024.