Peneus

Peneios (Greek Πηνειός, latin Peneius or Peneus ) in Greek mythology, the river god of the river in Thessaly, now called Pinios.

Peneios is the son of Oceanus and Tethys the. With the Naiad Creusa he got the children Hypseus and Stilbe ( daughter of Peneus ); also Andreus, Iphis, Menippe, Larissa and Cyrene are separated named as his children. The latter is also called the grand-daughter of Peneus. According to Ovid, he is also the father of Daphne. Peneios and his descendants played a major role in the geography of Thessaly. The cities of Atrax and Trikke ( Trikala ) should be named after daughters of the river god.

The name is πηνίον of the word, a minute decorative weft during weaving, derived, as the river like a nice thread moving through the landscape, or φηνός of the word " bright ".