In Greek mythology, Hieromneme ( /ˌhaɪərɒmˈniːmiː/; Ancient Greek: Ἱερομνήμη) was a minor naiad of Asia Minor. Her name means 'memory of the holy rites' which came from hieros and mnêma.

Family

Hieromneme was a daughter of the river-god Simoïs, and the wife of Assaracus, by whom she bore Capys. ^[1] Alternately, Hieromneme was the daughter-in-law of Assaracus, wife of Capys and mother of Anchises. ^[2] In some accounts, Clytodora was called the wife of Assaracus ^[2] while Themiste was regarded as the consort of Capys. ^[1]

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References

• Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• Dionysus of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities. English translation by Earnest Cary in the Loeb Classical Library, 7 volumes. Harvard University Press, 1937–1950. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
• Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitatum Romanarum quae supersunt, Vol I-IV. . Karl Jacoby. In Aedibus B.G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1885. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

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