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AMYMONE (the "blameless" one) was one of the Danaides, the fifty daughters of King Danaus. Amymone did not assassinate her Egyptian husband on their wedding night, as her 49 sisters did. The family migrated from Libya in North Africa to Argos in the Greek Peloponnesos. The new land was parched by drought, so Danaus sent his daughters in search of water. Amymone fell asleep on her expedition in search of water, and was surprised by a satyr. She invoked Poseidon, who appeared and cast his trident at the satyr, which however struck into a rock, so that the Satyr escaped. Poseidon, after ravishing the maiden, bade her draw the trident from the rock, from which a threefold spring gushed forth immediately, which was called Lerna. Her son by Poseidon was called Nauplius, "the navigator," who gave his name to the port city of Argos. The story of Amymone was the subject of one of the satyric dramas of Aeschylus. Her attribute is a water pitcher. Gallery quality reproduction made in Greece from terra-cotta, hand spun on the wheel, certified by the Greek Ministry, and measures 11.5"H x 5"D.

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