Editing Rhoeo (section)

== Mythology ==
[[Parthenius of Nicaea|Parthenius]] relates that she once experienced a great jealousy of her sister Hemithea when Staphylus arranged for the latter to spend a night with [[Lyrcus]], his guest, whom both Hemithea and Rhoeo fell in love with.<ref>[[Parthenius of Nicaea|Parthenius]], [https://topostext.org/work/550#1 1] with sources— ''Lyrcus'' of [[Nicaenetus of Samos|Nicaenetus]] and the ''Caunus'' of [[Apollonius of Rhodes|Apollonius Rhodius]]</ref>

She became the lover of [[Apollo]] and by him the mother of [[Anius]]. When her father discovered her pregnancy, he believed she was impregnated by a man rather than a god. He placed her in a chest and cast her out to sea (parallel to [[Danae]] and [[Perseus (mythology)|Perseus]]).  She landed on the island of [[Delos]], which was sacred to Apollo. She gave birth to a son on the island and named him Anius (as if from {{lang|grc|ἀνιάομαι}} "to suffer"); she then put him on the altar of Apollo and prayed to the god that the baby be saved if it was his. Apollo concealed the child for a while, then raised him and taught him the art of divination and granted him certain honors.<ref>[[Diodorus Siculus]], [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/5D*.html#62.1 5.62.1]; Tzetzes ad [[Lycophron]], [https://topostext.org/work/860#570 570]</ref>{{AI-generated source|date=November 2024}}

Rhoeo eventually married [[Zarex]], son of [[Carystus (mythology)|Carystus]] or Carycus, who accepted Anius as his son. She had two more children with him.<ref>Tzetzes ad Lycophron, [https://topostext.org/work/860#580 580]</ref>{{AI-generated source|date=November 2024}} Later, becoming a priest of Apollo and the king of Delos, Anius gave aid to [[Aeneas]] and his retinue when they were travelling from [[Troy]] to the future site of [[Rome, Italy|Rome]].