Everything about Libya Mythology totally explained
Libya is the name given to both a region of
North Africa (
Ancient Libya) and a daughter of
Epaphus, King of Egypt, in both
Greek and
Roman mythology.
Greek mythology
In
Greek mythology, Libya, like
Ethiopia or
Scythia was one of the mythic outlands that encircled the familiar Greek world of the Hellenes and their "foreign" neighbors.
Personified as an individual, Libya was the daughter of
Epaphus — a son of
Zeus and King of Egypt — and
Memphis. Libya was ravished by the god
Poseidon to whom she bore twin sons,
Belus and
Agenor. Some sources name a third son, named
Lelex. Such genealogies, when applied to a personification of a land, were suggestive to Greek audiences, but need some explication for ordinary modern readers.
Roman mythology
In
Roman mythology, Libya was the daughter of Epaphus, King of Egypt, and his wife Cassiopeia. She married
Neptune, a foreigner of much power whose real name is unknown. Libya and Neptune had a son called
Busiris, whom became a brutal tyrant of
Upper Egypt.
The territory that she ruled,
Ancient Libya, and the country of modern day
Libya are named after her.
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