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Peiras

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Peiras is a figure otherwise unknown to Pausanias. He is described as the father of Echidna, with Styx as the mother.

When

First attested
700 BCE
Attested period
-700 – 100
Historical notes
Referenced by Epimenides (7th or 6th century BC).

Relationships

co occurs with
Tartarus, Phanes, Chrysaor, Phorcys, Ceto, Callirhoe, Gaia
parent of
Echidna
consort of
Styx

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Echidna (mythology)

Source passages

“Epimenides (7th or 6th century BC) had Echidna as the daughter of the Oceanid Styx (goddess of the river Styx) and one Peiras (otherwise unknown to Pausanias), while according to the mythographer Apollodorus (1st or 2nd century AD), Echidna was the daughter of Tartarus and Gaia.”

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