In Greek mythology, Corycia () or Corycis (KÅrukis), was a naiad who lived on Mount Parnassus in Phocis.
Family
Corycia's father was the local river-god Kephisos or
Pleistos of northern
Boeotia. With
Apollo, she became the mother of
Lycorus (Lyrcorus) who gave his name to the city
Lycoreia.
Mythology
Corycia was one of the
Thriae of the springs of the
Corycian Cave, which was named after her. She was related to the nymph
Castalia who presided over the sacred springs at
Delphi. Corycia was closely identified with
Kleodora and
Melaina.
[Pausanias, 5.6.2 & 5.32.2]
The plural Coryciae was applied to the daughters of Pleistos.[Apollonius of Rhodes, 2.710; Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.320; Heroides 20.221]
Notes
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Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
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Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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Ovid, The Epistles of Ovid. London. J. Nunn, Great-Queen-Street; R. Priestly, 143, High-Holborn; R. Lea, Greek-Street, Soho; and J. Rodwell, New-Bond-Street. 1813. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
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Publius Ovidius Naso. Amores, Epistulae, Medicamina faciei femineae, Ars amatoria, Remedia amoris. Edition by R. Ehwald; Rudolphi Merkelii; Leipzig. B. G. Teubner. 1907. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
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Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
