Peneus’s Family Tree

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Family

• Oceanus(parent),Tethys(parent),Achelous(sibling),Clymene(sibling),Doris(sibling),Electra(sibling),Metis(sibling),Perse(sibling),Philyra(sibling),Plouto(sibling),Styx(sibling),Tyche(sibling)— Marriage

  Oceanus and Tethys produced the three thousand Oceanids and river gods, including Styx, Electra, Clymene, Doris, Metis, Tyche, Perse, Plouto, Philyra, Peneus, and Achelous.

• Daphne(child)

  The river god Peneus was father to the nymph Daphne, who appealed to him for help when Apollo pursued her. He transformed her into a laurel tree.

• Hypseus(child)

  The river god Peneus fathered Hypseus, who became king of the Lapiths in Thessaly. Through Hypseus, Peneus was grandfather to the huntress Cyrene.

Associated with

• Cyrene

  Peneus was grandfather of the huntress Cyrene through his son Hypseus. Apollo carried Cyrene to Libya, founding the city named after her.

• Lapiths

  Peneus's son Hypseus became king of the Lapiths, linking the Thessalian river god to the warrior tribe that inhabited the region around his waters.

• Poseidon

  According to Herodotus, Poseidon split the mountains apart to create the Vale of Tempe, allowing Peneus's river to flow from Thessaly to the sea through the gorge between Olympus and Ossa.