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Cretheus

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Canonical name
Cretheus
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None
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Character
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Individual
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Claims

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·Remembered

Cretheus, son of Aeolus, is Tyro’s husband.

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“wife of Cretheus the son of Aeolus”

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·Reported
“wife of Cretheus”

Passage preview

Book 11 · Passage 18

‘The first I saw was Tyro. She was daughter of Salmoneus and wife of Cretheus the son of Aeolus. {94} She fell in love with the river Enipeus who is much the most beautiful river in the whole world. Once when she was taking a walk by his side as usual, Neptune, disguised as her lover, lay with her at the mouth of the river, and a huge blue wave arched itself like a mountain over them to hide both woman and god, whereon he loosed her virgin girdle and laid her in a deep slumber. When the god had accomplished the deed of love, he took her hand in his own and said, ‘Tyro, rejoice in all good will; the embraces of the gods are not fruitless, and you will have fine twins about this time twelve months. Take great care of them. I am Neptune, so now go home, but hold your tongue and do not tell any one.’