Penelope (dryad)

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In Greek mythology Penelope or Penelopeia is a dryad, the daughter of Dryops. She resides on mount Kyllene in Arcadia and is the mother of the god Pan or of Nomios (this is a title of Pan) by Hermes. [1][2][3]

This particular Penelope is sometimes confused with her namesake, Penelope, the wife and queen of Odysseus, in stories in which she is said to be the mother of Pan. [4]

References

  1. The Homeric Hymns: Hymn to Pan [1]
  2. Nonnus, Dionysiaca, [2]
  3. Hyginus Fabulae, 224 [3]
  4. Apollodorus, The Library E.7.38 [4]