Selemnus

Role: handsome youth and river · First appears: Book 7 · Chapter 23

Selemnus, a handsome youth, was loved by the sea-nymph Argyra, who came up from the sea to sleep with him. After Argyra abandoned him, Aphrodite transformed him into a river; even then, he remained enamoured of Argyra. At last, Aphrodite granted him forgetfulness of her.

Relationship record

Life events

• Aphrodite transformed Selemnus into a river after Argyra abandoned him.(Book 7 · Chapter 23 · 📍 Argyra)
  • With: Argyra Aphrodite
  • “Aphrodite turned the poor lad Selemnus, who was deprived of Argyra and dying for love, into a river.”
• Aphrodite granted Selemnus forgetfulness of Argyra.(Book 7 · Chapter 23 · 📍 Selemnus)
  • With: Argyra Aphrodite
  • “but Aphrodite at last granted him forgetfulness of Argyra.”

Book 7 · Chapter 23

• courtship with Argyra “they say the sea-nymph Argyra was enamoured of him, and used to come up from the sea and sleep with him.”
• with Aphrodite (Aphrodite caused Selemnus to forget Argyra.) “but Aphrodite at last granted him forgetfulness of Argyra.”
• admirer: Argyra “the sea-nymph Argyra was enamoured of him, and used to come up from the sea and sleep with him.”
• admired: Argyra “And when he became a river he was still enamoured of Argyra”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.