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In Greek mythology, Anapus () was god of the river Anapus in eastern Sicily. He was worshiped by the Syracusans, who depicted him as a young man. Anapus was husband to the naiad Cyane, who attempted to dissuade Hades from abducting Persephone, describing how she consented to Anapus' wooing out of love, rather than force.

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Instance of
Potamoi
Gender
male
Child
Cyane
Father
Oceanus
Mother
Tethys
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Anapo
unmarried partner
Cyane
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In Greek mythology, Anapus () was god of the river Anapus in eastern Sicily. He was worshiped by the Syracusans, who depicted him as a young man. Anapus was husband to the naiad Cyane, who attempted to dissuade Hades from abducting Persephone, describing how she consented to Anapus' wooing out of love, rather than force.

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