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Orphne

In Greek mythology, Orphne (/ˈɔːrfn/ ORF-nee; Ancient Greek: Ὀρφνή, romanizedOrphnḗ, from ὄρφνη, órphnē, 'darkness') was a nymph that lived in Hades. She was also known as Styx (/stɪks/ STIKS; Στύξ, Stýx) or Gorgyra (/ɡɔːrˈrə/ gor-JY-rə; Γόργυρα, Górgȳra, from γόργυρα, górgȳra, 'underground drain').[1] With Acheron, she mothered Ascalaphus.[2]

Orphne also seems to be one translation of the name of the Roman goddess Caligo (Darkness).[3]

  1. ^ Fontenrose, p. 287.
  2. ^ Fontenrose, p. 287; Apollodorus, 1.5.3; Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.539–41.
  3. ^ Fontenrose, p. 223.

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