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Anapus

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In Greek mythology, Anapus (Ancient Greek: Αναπος) was god of the river Anapus in eastern Sicily.[1] He was worshiped by the Syracusans, who depicted him as a young man.[1][2] Anapus was husband to the naiad Cyane,[1] who attempted to dissuade Hades from abducting Persephone, describing how she consented to Anapus' wooing out of love, rather than force.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, vol. I, p. 130 ("Anapus").
  2. ^ Aelian, Varia Historia, ii. 33.
  3. ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses, v. 418 ff.

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