Borysthenis

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In Greek mythology, Borysthenis (Βορυσθενίς) was one of the three Muses that were daughters of Apollo. Her sisters were Apollonis and Cephisso.

She was daughter of the Borysthenes, god of the Dneper River in Scythia (modern Ukraine).^[1]

References

↑ Braund, edited by David; Kryzhitskiy, S.D. (2007). Classical Olbia and the Scythian world : from the sixth century BC to the second century AD (1. publ. ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 48. ISBN 9780197264041.

"MUSES, MUSAE, Greek Mythology Index". Myth Index. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-29.

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