Ossa (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Ossa (Ancient Greek: Όσσα) or Assa was the mother of King Sithon of Thrace by the sea god Poseidon.[1] Her son was notorious of killing the wooers of his daughter, Pallene.[2] In some accounts, the war-god Ares and Anchiroe were called the parents of Sithon.[3][4]

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  1. ^ Tzetzes on Lycophron, Alexandra 1356
  2. ^ Conon, Narrations 10
  3. ^ Tzetzes on Lycophron, Alexandra 583 & 1161
  4. ^ Hegesippus in Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Pallene

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