Telephassa
Sign in to saveTelephassa (; ), also spelled Telephaassa (; ) and Telephe (; ), is a lunar epithet in Greek mythology that is sometimes substituted for Argiope the wife of Agenor, according to his name a "leader of men" in Phoenicia, and mother of Cadmus.
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Telephassa (; ), also spelled Telephaassa (; ) and Telephe (; ), is a lunar epithet in Greek mythology that is sometimes substituted for Argiope the wife of Agenor, according to his name a "leader of men" in Phoenicia, and mother of Cadmus.
== Family == In one account, Telephassa was a descendant of Libya herself. In a version of the myth, Telephe was called the daughter of Epimedusa who was otherwise unknown.