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Cebren

In Greek mythology, Cebren was a Greek river-god, whose river was located near Troy. He was the son of Oceanus and Tethys and he was the father of Asterope and Hesperia, who are sometimes considered to be the same person, and Oenone. The city Cebrene was named for Cebren.

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In Greek mythology, Cebren (Ancient Greek: Κέβρην) was a Greek river-god, whose river was located near Troy. He was the son of Oceanus and Tethys and he was the father of Asterope1 and Hesperia,2 who are sometimes considered to be the same person, and Oenone.34 The city Cebrene (also spelled Kebrene or Kevrin) was named for Cebren.

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  1. Apollodorus, 3.12.5
  2. Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.771
  3. Apollodorus, 3.12.6; Parthenius, 4 from Book of Poets of Nicander and the Trojan History of Cephalon of Gergitha; Tzetzes ad Lycophron, 57
  4. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Oenone" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.