Ambracia (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Ambracia (Ancient Greek: Άμβρακία) was an Oeachalian princess and daughter of Melaneus, son of Apollo and Oechalia, and thus, sister of Eurytus.[1] The city of Ambracia in Epirus was named after her.[2]

Ambracia in ancient Epirus.

Notes

1. Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 4.3.10 & 4.33.5
2. Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 4

References

• Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
• Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.