Tyro (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Tyro () 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. In other accounts, the spouse of Agenor was variously given as Telephassa, Argiope, Antiope, and Damno.
• Tyro, mother of the twins, Neleus and Pelias, by Poseidon.
• Tyros, a Phoenician nymph and lover of Heracles.

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