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Stilbe

Stilbe in Greek mythology may refer to the following personages:Stilbe, mother of Callisto by Ceteus. Stilbe, a nymph, daughter of the river god Peneus and the Naiad Creusa. She bore Apollo twin sons, Centaurus, ancestor of the Centaurs, and Lapithus, ancestor of the Lapiths. In another version of the myth, Centaurus was instead the son of Ixion and Nephele. Aineus, father of Cyzicus, was also said to have been a son of Apollo and Stilbe. By Cychreus, she became mother of the nymph Chariclo, wife of Chiron. Stilbe, daughter of Eosphoros and a possible mother of Autolycus by Hermes.

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Stilbe (/ˈstɪlb/; Ancient Greek: Στίλβη, Stílbē, "glittering", "gleaming"1) in Greek mythology may refer to the following personages:

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  1. "Definition of ASTILBE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  2. Scholia on Euripides, Orestes 1646
  3. Fowler, Robert L. (2013). Early Greek Mythography: Volume II Commentary. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-19-814741-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. Diodorus Siculus, 4.69.1; Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, 1.40
  5. Hyginus, Fabulae 62.
  6. Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, 1.948
  7. M. Grant and J. Hazel, Who's Who in Greek Mythology, David McKay & Co Inc, 1979
  8. Scholia on Homer, Iliad 10.266
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