Tyro (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Tyro (Ancient Greek: Τυρώ) may refer to two distinct women:
- Tyro, a Phoenician queen as the wife of King Agenor who named after her the newly built city of Tyre. She became the mother of his sons: Cadmus, Phoenix, Syros, Cilix, and, a daughter, Europa.[1][2] In other accounts, the spouse of Agenor was variously given as Telephassa,[3] Argiope,[4] Antiope,[5] and Damno.[6]
- Tyro, mother of the twins, Neleus and Pelias, by Poseidon.[7]
- Tyros, a Phoenician nymph and lover of Heracles.
