- This article is about the daughter of the river god Nilus. For the daughter of the river god Chremetes, see Anchiroe.
Achiroe, Anchirrhoe, or Anchinoë is the wife of Belus, son of Poseidon and Libya, and the daughter of Nilus, the river god. Her sister, Telephassa, was married to Belus' brother Agenor.
As the wife of Belus, she reigned as Queen over Egypt and Libya. She bore her husband two children; the ever-feuding Danaus and Aegyptus.
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Preceded by: Io |
Queen of Egypt Mythic |
Succeeded by Unknown |
Preceded by: None, Title created |
Queen of Libya Mythic |
Succeeded by Unknown |