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Anchiale (mythology)
In
Greek mythology
,
Anchiale
or
Ankhiale
was the name of the following personages:
Anchiale, said to have
founded
the town
of Anchiale near
Tarsus in Cilicia
. Her
father
was named
Iapetus
, and she had a son named
Cydnus
.
Anchiale, a
Cretan
nymph
, who gave
birth
to the
metalworking
Idaean Dactyls
in the
Dictaean cave
. She was also seen as a
Titan
goddess
and
perhaps
represented the
warmth
of
fire
. She was the
wife
of
Hecaterus
.
Anchiale, according to
Servius
, was the
mother of
Oaxes
by
Apollo
.