Enipeus (deity)

Enipeus , in ancient Greece , was a river god . Enipeus was loved by a mortal woman named Tyro , who was married to a mortal man named Cretheus . ^[1] Poseidon , filled with lust for Tyro , disguised himself as Enipeus and from their union was born Pelias and Neleus , twin boys. ^[2]^[3] The River Enipeus (now Enipeas ) is located in Thessaly , and was the site of the Battle of Cynoscephalae and the Battle of Pharsalus . ^[4]

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