Dryope

Dryopē, ēs, f.: a wood nymph, 10.551.

Dryŏpe, ēs, f., = Δρυόπη.

• The mother of Amphissus by Apollo, Ov. M. 9, 331; 364 sq.—
• II The mother of Tarquitus by Faunus, Verg. A. 10, 551.

Drўŏpē, ēs, f. , Dryope [fille dʼEuryte, roi dʼŒchalie] : Ov. M. 9, 331 || nom dʼune nymphe : Virg. En. 10, 551 || nom dʼune femme de Lemnos : Val. Flacc. 2, 174.

Dryŏpé

(Δρυόπη). The daughter of King Dryops and beloved by Apollo, who, in order to get possession of her, changed himself into a tortoise. Dryopé took the creature into her lap, whereupon it became a serpent. This sudden transformation frightened away the companions of Dryopé, thus leaving her alone with the god, who then accomplished his purpose. Soon after she married Andraemon, but became by Apollo the mother of Amphissus, who founded the town of Oeta and built there a shrine to his father. Dryopé was at last carried off by the wood-nymphs and became one of them. See Ovid, Met. ix. 331.