In Greek mythology Ocyrhoë (/oʊˈsɪroʊiː/; Ancient Greek: Ὠκυρόη, romanized: Ōkurhóē, lit. 'fast-flowing') is a young and beautiful maiden-nymph from the island of Samos in the eastern Aegean Sea, daughter of the local river-god Imbrasus. Ocyrhoë is notable for catching the attention of the god Apollo, and trying to escape from him by imploring the help of old family friend Pompilus. Her tale is mentioned by two authors of the Roman imperial era, Athenaeus and Claudius Aelianus.
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👉 Ocyrhoë (Samian nymph) in the context of Ocyrhoe
Ocyrhoe (/oʊˈsɪroʊiː/; Ancient Greek: Ὠκυρόη) or Ocyrrhoe (Ὠκυρρόη) refers to at least five characters in Greek mythology.
- Ocyrrhoe, one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys. She was the mother of Phasis by Helios. Ocyrhoe may refer to 'speed and mobility'.
- Ocyrhoe, daughter of Chiron and Chariclo. She was transformed into a horse because she told her father Chiron his exact fate. Ocyrhoe revealed that he would forsake his immortality to be spared the agonizing pain of a serpent's poison. For this transgression, Ocyrhoe's ability to speak was taken. One might assume that she turned into a horse because her father was a centaur, and because she had long, auburn hair.
- Ocyrrhoe or Ocyone, a naiad-nymph. She was the mother, by Hippasus, of Hippomedon (a defender of Troy), to whom she gave birth on the banks of River Sangarius. Her son was killed by Neoptolemus.
- Ocyrhoë, the nymph daughter of the river god Imbrasus and Chesias, a noble maiden. While in Miletus at a festival in honor of Artemis, she caught Apollo's attention and, fleeing from his advances, asked Pompilus, a seafarer and an old friend of her father, to take her home. Pompilus took her on board the ship, but Apollo caught up with them, took the girl and then changed the ship into stone and Pompilus into a fish.
- Ocyrrhoe, a nymph of Mysia, mother of Caicus by Hermes.
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Ocyrhoë (Samian nymph) in the context of Imbrasos
Imbrasos (Ancient Greek: Ἴμβρασος, Greek: Ίμβρασος Imvrasos), is a river on the Greek island of Samos. The source of the river is located on mount Ambelos, near the village of Pyrgos. From there it flows southeast to Myli and then enters the sea on the south side of the island at Ireo. In ancient times, it had the epithet Parthenios ('of the maiden'), because the goddess Hera was said to have been born on its bank under a lygos tree. The site became the Heraion, which was the main ancient sanctuary on the island.
The river god Imbrasos was often depicted on Samian coinage, sometimes holding a peacock. In mythology, his wife was the nymph Chesias. Their daughter, Ocyrhoë, was loved by Apollo.
Ocyrhoë (Samian nymph) in the context of Chesias (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Chesias (Ancient Greek: Χησιὰς) was the fairest of the nymphs, described as young and noble. She was the wife of the river-god Imbrasus and by him, became the mother of Ocyrhoë, the nymph loved by Apollo.