In Greek mythology, Amphissus (Ancient Greek: Ἄμφίσσος) was the son of Apollo and Dryope. In Ovid's accounts, he is mentioned to be the son of Andraemon and Dryope. Amphissus eventually built a temple to his father in the city he founded, Amphissa.
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Apollo found Dryope tending her sheep on a mountainside while she was being accompanied by other dryads. The god hid behind a tree and watched her, and later on, he disguised himself as a turtle in order for him to get closer to her. Dryope claimed the turtle as hers. Then, to scare away the other dryads, Apollo turned into a snake to chased them away and coupled with Dryope. This is how she came with child, Amphissus.[1]
In Ovid's accounts, his mother Dryope picked a lotus for him, which turned out to be a nymph. It caused Dryope to become a lotus tree.
Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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