Amphissus

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In Greek mythology, Amphissus (Ancient Greek: Ἄμφίσσος) was the son of Apollo and Dryope. According to Ovid, he is the son of Andraemon and Dryope. Amphissus eventually built a temple to his father in the city he founded, Amphissa.

Mythology

Apollo found Dryope tending her sheep on a mountainside while she was being accompanied by the hamadryads. The god hid behind a tree and watched her, and later on, he disguised himself as a turtle in order for him to get closer to her. Dryope claimed the turtle as hers. Then, to scare away the hamadryads, Apollo turned into a snake, causing dryope to faint. When she awoke, she was in the arms of a god. This is how she came with the child, Amphissus.

According to Ovid, his mother Dryope picked a lotus for him, which turned out to be a nymph. Angry, the nymph cursed Dryope and turned her into a lotus tree.

Notes

References

• Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft, Band I, Halbband 2, Stuttgart, J. B. Metzler, 1894. Wikisource.

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