Ismene (Asopid)
{{Short description|Naiad in Greek mythology}}
{{Other uses|Ismene}}{{Greek myth (nymph)}}In Greek mythology, Ismene ({{IPAc-en|ɪ|s|ˈ|m|iː|n|iː}}; {{langx|grc|Ἰσμήνη}}, Ismēnē) was the naiad daughter of the river-god Asopus by the nymph Metope, daughter of the river Ladon. She was the sister of Aegina,Apollodorus, 1.9.3 & 3.12.6 Salamis,Apollodorus, 3.12.7 Pelagon (PelasgusDiodorus Siculus, 4.72.1) and Ismenus.Apollodorus, 3.12.6 Ismene was the wife of Argus, eponymous king of Argos and thus, mother of Argus Panoptes and Iasus.Apollodorus, 2.1.3
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