Mecionice

In Greek mythology, Mecionice (Ancient Greek: Μηκιονίκη, romanized: Mēkioníkē) or Mecionica was a Boeotian woman from Hyria who consorted with Poseidon and had by this god a son Euphemus, one of the Argonauts.^[1][2] She was the daughter of the giant Orion^[3] or Eurotas^[3][4].

Otherwise, Euphemus' mother was also called Europe, daughter of Tityos^[5]; Doris (Oris)^[3], daughter of ?Europa^[6] and Macionassa.^[7]

Compare Mecionice with Menodice, another daughter of Orion, who gave birth to Hylas to King Theiodamas of the Dryopians.^[8] They might be the same woman who mothered the heroes Euphemus and Hylas to Theiodamas - this could be supported by the stories that recall Hylas as an arms-bearer of Heracles who had a half-sister Laonome that married Euphemus.^[9]