Cydippe (Rhodes)

This article is about the Rhodian princess. For other uses, see Cydippe.

In Greek mythology, Cydippe (Ancient Greek: Κυδίππη, romanized: Kudíppē) also called Cyrbia (Ancient Greek: Κυρβία, romanized: Kurbía) is a Rhodian princess, daughter of king Ochimus and the nymph Hegetoria. Cydippe eventually married her uncle Cercaphus and became queen of Rhodes, an island in the southeast Aegean Sea. She and Cercaphus had three sons together, Cameirus, Ialysus, and Lindus, founders of ancient Rhodian cities.

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