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Tricce (or Tricca), eponym of the city Tricca, was mentioned as his daughter. In later accounts, Peneus was credited to be the father of Chrysogenia who consorted with Zeus and became the mother of Thissaeus. Meanwhile, his daughter Astabe coupled with Hermes and became the parents of Astacus, father of Iocles, father of Hipponous.
Peneus was a river god in Greek mythology, and one of the three thousand children of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. He was married to the nymph Creusa, with whom he had a son and three daughters. At some point, Eros, the god of love, was angry at the god Apollo, who mocked him for his archery skills.
Title: River gods consoling Peneus for the Loss of his Daughter, Daphne from 'The Story of Apollo and Daphne'. Series/Portfolio: Story of Apollo and Daphne. Artist: Master of the Die (Italian, active Rome, ca. 1530–60) Artist: After Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi (Italian, Ancaiano 1481–1536 Rome) Date: 1530–60. Medium: Engraving.
In Greek mythology Peneus was a River-God of Thessaly in northern Greece. The Peneus is the main river of the Thessalian plain, flowing down from the Pindar Mountains, to enter the Aegean Sea via the Vale of Tempe, cutting a path between the Mount Olympus and Ossa.
Peneus is a river god and father of the young nymph Daphne. When she first tells him that she doesn't want to ever get married, he's not really that big on her plan. However, he gives into her wish, so he comes across as a pretty easygoing dude.
Daphne, a figure of grace and natural beauty in Greek mythology, was a Naiad nymph, a minor goddess associated with bodies of fresh water such as fountains, wells, springs, and streams. Her lineage varied in different myths, but she was commonly described as the daughter of a river god, either Peneus or Ladon.
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The story of Daphne and Apollo is told in Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book 1, ll. 452–567. Apollo's first love was Daphne, daughter of the river Peneus. It was not blind chance that caused this, but the wicked anger of Cupid.
