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Name Benthesicyme
Gender Feminine
Scripts Βενθεσικύμη(Ancient Greek)
Theme wave
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Meaning & History
Latinized form of Greek Βενθεσικύμη (Benthesikyme), derived from βένθος (benthos) meaning "depth (of the sea)" and κῦμα (kyma) "wave, swell". According to the mythographer Apollodorus, she was a daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the foster mother of Eumolpus.