Benthesicyme

In Greek mythology, Benthesicyme or Benthesikyme was, according to the mythographer Apollodorus, a daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the foster mother of Eumolpus. After Chione slept with Poseidon, she gave birth to Eumolpus but, to avoid the detection of her father, she threw the infant into the sea. Poseidon rescued the child and gave it to Benthesicyme to raise. Once Eumolpus had grown up, Benthesicyme's husband gave to him one of their own two daughters; he was later expelled for attempting to violate the other of their daughters.
Category:Greek goddesses
Category:Children of Poseidon