In Greek mythology, Ismene (/ɪsˈmn/; Ancient Greek: Ἰσμήνη, Ismēnē) was the naiad daughter of the river-god Asopus by the nymph Metope, daughter of the river Ladon.[1] She was the sister of Aegina,[2] Salamis,[3] Pelagon (Pelasgus[4]) and Ismenus.[5] Ismene was the wife of Argus, eponymous king of Argos and thus, mother of Argus Panoptes and Iasus.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Apollodorus, 2.1.3
  2. ^ Apollodorus, 1.9.3 & 3.12.6
  3. ^ Apollodorus, 3.12.7
  4. ^ Diodorus Siculus, 4.72.1
  5. ^ Apollodorus, 3.12.6

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