Stilbe

For the plant genus, see Stilbe (plant).

Not to be confused with Stilbo.

Stilbe (/ˈstɪlbiː/; Ancient Greek: Στίλβη, Stílbē, "glittering", "gleaming"^[1]) in Greek mythology may refer to the following personages:

• Stilbe, mother of Callisto by Ceteus.^[2][3]
• Stilbe, a nymph, daughter of the river god Peneus and the Naiad Creusa. She bore Apollo twin sons, Centaurus, ancestor of the Centaurs, and Lapithus, ancestor of the Lapiths.^[4] In another version of the myth, Centaurus was instead the son of Ixion and Nephele.^[5] Aineus, father of Cyzicus, was also said to have been a son of Apollo and Stilbe.^[6] By Cychreus, she became mother of the nymph Chariclo, wife of Chiron.^[7]
• Stilbe, daughter of Eosphoros and a possible mother of Autolycus by Hermes.^[8]