Byblis

Byblis (Greek Βυβλίς ) is a figure in Greek mythology, daughter of Miletus with (according to tradition ) either Eidothea, Tragasia or Kyaneia.

Although no shortage of suitors in the surrounding area there was, they had all, since she had fallen in love beyond measure in her own brother Caunos and consumed in passionate longing for him. She was the iniquity of such a relationship consciously, kept her feelings secret from the world, but finally could not resist her heart. She flirted with him, was jealous of his wife acquaintances.

According to Antoninus Liberalis she decided immensely tormented by their unfulfilled love to go to the mountains and to fall from a cliff to his death. However, nymphs took pity on her, she held back and took them into their ranks, by making them into a Hamadryad. The rivulet, which sprang from the rock, that account was called by the locals " Tear of Byblis ".

According to Ovid, however, she finally decided to confess her love to the brother. This, however, she rejected harshly condemned her wanton desire. This means that they could lose all measure the longing and she began further experiments. My brother finally left the country. She followed him for a long time by many areas, until she collapsed exhausted and with a sea of tears wetted the grass. The nymphs unsuccessfully tried them up again and were finally spring a inexhaustible vein of water beneath her. In this water Byblis melted away in their own tears and became a source which still bears the name of Byblis.

Others say Byblis have so much taken his escape from her heart, and be blamed because she hanged herself with her hair band on an oak tree. Their tears have finally begun a source to flow to her feet, which was named after her Byblis.