Peneios

[pee-nyaws]

noun

1. Modern Greek name of Salambria.

Example Sentences

Daphne, the daughter of Peneios, a fisherman, and Gaea, his wife, lives in a hut on a riverbank.

From New York Times

Peneios is also, it would seem, the river god; Gaea, the earth goddess.

From New York Times

Ain Anger’s mellow, booming bass voice perfectly suited Peneios.

From New York Times

One day she was roaming along the winding banks of Peneios, when a lion sprang from a thicket across her path.

From Project Gutenberg

Then, with a wild cry, she said, "Father Peneios, receive thy child," and she rushed into the stream, whose waters closed gently over her.

From Project Gutenberg