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Upis

Οὖπις).


1.

A surname of Artemis as the goddess assisting women in childbirth.


2.

The name of a mythical being, who is said to have reared Artemis, and who is mentioned by Vergil as one of the nymphs in her train ( Aen. xi. 532). The masculine Upis is mentioned by Cicero as the father of Artemis.

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