Telphu'sa
(
*Telfou=ssa or
Τέλφουσα).
1. A daughter of Ladon, a nymph from whom the town of Telphusa in Arcadia derived its name. (Steph. Byz.
s. v.) Telphussaea or Tilphussaea occurs as a surname of Demeter Erinnys, derived from a town Telphussion. (Schol.
ad Soph. Antig. 117; Callim.
Fragm. 207, ed. Bentley.)
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