In Greek mythology, Amphissus () was the son of Apollo and Dryope.RE, s.v. Amphissos. According to Ovid, he is the son of Andraemon and Dryope. Amphissus eventually built a temple to his father in the city he founded, Amphissa.
Mythology Apollo found Dryope tending her sheep on a mountainside while she was being accompanied by the hamadryads. The god hid behind a tree and watched her, and later on, he disguised himself as a turtle in order for him to get closer to her. Dryope claimed the turtle as hers. Then, to scare away the hamadryads, Apollo turned into a snake, causing dryope to faint. When she awoke, she was in the arms of a god. This is how she came with the child, Amphissus.Antoninus Liberalis, 32
According to Ovid, his mother Dryope picked a lotus for him, which turned out to be a nymph. Angry, the nymph cursed Dryope and turned her into a lotus tree.
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References Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). Online version at the Topos Text Project. Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft, Band I, Halbband 2, Stuttgart, J. B. Metzler, 1894. Wikisource.