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Libya (daughter of Epaphus)

For the present-day North African nation, see Libya.
For other uses, see Libya (Greek myth).
For other uses, see Lybie.
Modern representation of the geography in Herodotus's Histories, showing the area of Libya in north Africa, circa 450 BC

Libya (Ancient Greek: Λιβύη, romanized: Libýē) is the daughter of Epaphus, King of Egypt, in both Greek and Roman mythology. She personified the land of Ancient Libya in North Africa, from which the name of modern-day Libya originated.[1]

  1. ^ Marshall, Eireann. "Constructing the self and the other in Cyrenaica". In Laurence, Ray; Berry, Joanne (eds.). Cultural Identity in the Roman Empire. Routledge. pp. 49–63. ISBN 0-415-13594-X.
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