Lybie

For other uses, see Libya of Egypt.

In Greek mythology, Lybie or Libye (Ancient Greek: Λυβίη, Lubiē; often written Lybië) was the mother of Belus by Poseidon and a personification and queen of the country of Libya.^[1] Some sources describe her as the mother of Lamia.^[2][3]

Notes

1. Mitchell, Lynette G. (2001). "Euboean Io". The Classical Quarterly. 51 (2): 339–352. doi:10.1093/cq/51.2.339. hdl:10036/49253. ISSN 1471-6844.
2. Scholium from the Byzantine-Hellenistic period to Aristophanes, Peace 758, quoted by Ogden (2013b), p. 98
3. Diodorus Siculus, 20.41.3-6, Scholia to Aristophanes, Wasps 1035; Commentary 37 to Heraclitus the Allegorist

References

• Aristophanes, Peace from The Complete Greek Drama, vol. 2. Eugene O'Neill, Jr. New York. Random House. 1938. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Aristophanes, Aristophanes Comoediae edited by F.W. Hall and W.M. Geldart, vol. 1. F.W. Hall and W.M. Geldart. Oxford. Clarendon Press, Oxford. 1907. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.