Delphyne
Monster in Greek mythology / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Delphini.
In Greek mythology, Delphyne (Greek: Δελφύνη) is the name given, by some accounts, to the monstrous serpent killed by Apollo at Delphi. Although, in Hellenistic and later accounts, the Delphic monster slain by Apollo is usually said to be the male serpent Python, in the earliest known account of this story, the Homeric Hymn to Apollo (6th century BC), the god kills a nameless she-serpent (drakaina), subsequently called Delphyne.[1] According to the Suda, Delphi was named after Delphyne.[2]