 Antoninus Liberalis again portrays Byblis as overcome with unanswered love for her brother; after Caunus leaves, she rejects the proposals of numerous suitors and attempts to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff, but is saved by hamadryads, who cause her to fall asleep and transform her into a fellow nymph.All the authors make mention of a spring which was believed to have appeared from Byblis' incessant tears.The city Byblos in Phoenicia was believed to have taken its name from Byblis.