However, Greek poet Hesiod in his Theogony says that Memphis was a daughter of river god Nilus and the wife of Epaphus (the son of Zeus and Io), who founded the city and named it after his wife.
No entanto, o poeta grego Hesíodo na súa Teogonía di que Menfis era filla do deus Nilo e a esposa de Épafo (fillo de Zeus e Io), que fundou a cidade e nomeouna pola súa esposa.