Anchiale (mythology)
Name in Greek mythology
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In Greek mythology, Anchiale or Ankhiale (Ancient Greek: Ἀγχιάλη) was the name of the following personages:
- Anchiale, said to have founded the town of Anchiale near Tarsus in Cilicia. Her father was named Iapetus, and she had a son named Cydnus.[1][2]
- Anchiale, a Cretan nymph, who gave birth to the metalworking Idaean Dactyls in the Dictaean cave.[3][4] She was also seen as a Titan goddess and perhaps represented the warmth of fire. She was the wife of Hecaterus.[5]
- Anchiale, according to Servius, was the mother of Oaxes by Apollo.[6][7]
