In Greek mythology, Torrhebia (Ancient Greek: Τορρηβίας) was the mother of Carius by Zeus. Her name is connected to Torrhebos, the name of a city in ancient Lydia.[1]
Note
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Torrhēbos, citing Hellanicus and Nicolaus
References
- Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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