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Argennis (Ancient Greek: Ἀργεννίς) was an epithet of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, which was derived from Argennus (sometimes Anglicized as "Argynnos"), a son of Peisidice.
Argennus was lusted after by the ancient king Agamemnon, and pursued by him.[1] In order to escape, Argennus hurled himself to his death in the river Cephissus, after which Agamemnon built a sanctuary of Aphrodite Argennis to honor him.[2][3]
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- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnicas. v. Ἀργεννίς
- ^ Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 13.608
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