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Metanira

Demeter and Metanira, detail of an Apulian red-figure hydria, Antikensammlung Berlin (1984.46)

In Greek mythology, Metanira (/ˌmɛtəˈnrə/; Ancient Greek: Μετάνειρα Metáneira) or Meganira[1] was a queen of Eleusis as wife of King Celeus. She was the daughter of Amphictyon, the king of Athens.[2]

  1. ^ Pausanias, 1.39.1
  2. ^ Graves, Robert (1960). The Greek Myths. Harmondsworth, London, England: Penguin Books. pp. s.v. Demeter's Nature and Deeds. ISBN 978-0143106715.

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