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naïádes) are a type of female spirit, or nymph, presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of fresh water. They are distinct from river gods, who embodied rivers, and the very ancient spirits that inhabited the still waters of marshes, ponds and lagoon-lakes such as pre-Mycenaean Lerna in the Argolis.
7 de jul. de 2020 · Learn about the Naiads, the Greek nymphs of freshwater springs, streams, and wells. Discover their origins, powers, roles, and stories in ancient mythology.
12 de jan. de 2024 · Learn about the Naiads, the demigoddesses who dwell in the fresh waters of ancient Greece. Discover their origin, description, abilities, related creatures, Roman adaptation and famous myths.
31 de ago. de 2023 · Naiads were beautiful young female deities who inhabited and personified all bodies of water, especially rivers and springs. They were the daughters of various gods, the lovers or mothers of heroes, and the sources of life, inspiration, and prophecy.
- Family of The Oceanids
- List of Named Oceanids
- Classical Literature Quotes
- Sources
PARENTS
[1.1] OKEANOS & TETHYS (Hesiod Theogony 346, Aeschylus Prometheus 136, Apollodorus 1.8, Hyginus Preface Nonnus Dionysiaca 38.108) [1.2] OKEANOS (Homeric Hymn 2.5)
NAMES
[1.1] PEITHO, ADMETE, IANTHE, ELEKTRA, DORIS, PRYMNO, OURANIA, HIPPO, KLYMENE, RHODEIA, KALLIRHOE, ZEUXO, KLYTIA, EIDYIA, PASITHOE, PLEXAURE, GALAXAURA, DIONE, MELOBOSIS, THOE, POLYDORA, KERKEIS, PLOUTO, XANTHE, AKASTE, PERSEIS, IANEIRA, PETRIAE, EUROPA, METIS, EURYNOME, TELESTO, KHRYSEIS, ASIA, KALYPSO, EUDORA, TYKHE, AMPHIRO, OKYROE, STYX (41 Names) (Hesiod Theogony 346) [1.2] LEUKIPPE, PHAINO, ELEKTRA, IANTHE, MELITE, IAKHE, RHODEA, KALLIRHOE, MELOBOSIS, TYKHE, OKYRHOE, KHRYSEIS, IANEIRA,...
ADMETE An Okeanis whose name means "the unbroken" or "unwedded". She may have been the Naias Nymphe of a wild mountain stream, or the Nephele of wild clouds and rain. Admete was perhaps a goddess of unwedded maidens, her sister Zeuxo, representing the yoke of marriage. AKASTE (Acaste) An Okeanis whose name means "unstable" or "irregular". She may h...
PARENTAGE & NAMES OF THE OCEANIDS
Hesiod, Theogony 346 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or 7th B.C.) : "Tethys bore to Okeanos (Oceanus) the swirling Potamoi (Rivers) . . . She [Tethys] brought forth also a race apart of daughters [the Okeanides (Oceanids)], who with lord Apollon and the Rivers have the young in their keeping all over the earth, since this right from Zeus is given them. They are Peitho, Admete, Ianthe and Elektra, Doris and Prymno and Ourania like a goddess, Hippo and Klymene, Rhodeia and Kallirhoe,...
HYMNS TO THE OCEANIDS
Orphic Hymn 51 to the Nymphs (trans. Taylor) (Greek hymns C3rd B.C. to 2nd A.D.) : "To the Nymphai (Nymphs) [Okeanides (Oceanids)], Fumigation from Aromatics. Nymphai, who from Okeanos (Oceanus) famed derive your birth, who dwell in liquid caverns of the earth; nurses of Bakkhos (Bacchus), secret-coursing powers, fructiferous Goddesses, who nourish flowers: earthly-rejoicing, who in meadows dwell, and caves and dens, who depths extend to hell. Holy, oblique, who swiftly soar through air, foun...
THE OCEANIDS COMPANIONS OF PERSEPHONE
Persephone was playing in a flowery meadow with the Okeanides when Haides abducted her to the Underworld. Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 5 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th or 6th B.C.) : "She [Persephone] was playing with the deep-bosomed [Okeanides] daughters of Okeanos (Oceanus) and gathering flowers over a soft meadow, roses and crocuses and beautiful violets, irises also and hyacinths and the narcissus." Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 415 ff : "[Persephone tells Demeter of her abduction :]...
GREEK
1. Hesiod, Theogony - Greek Epic C8th - 7th B.C. 2. The Homeric Hymns - Greek Epic C8th - 4th B.C. 3. Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound - Greek Tragedy C5th B.C. 4. Aristophanes, Clouds - Greek Comedy C5th - 4th B.C. 5. Apollodorus, The Library - Greek Mythography C2nd A.D. 6. Callimachus, Hymns - Greek Poetry C3rd B.C. 7. The Orphic Hymns - Greek Hymns C3rd B.C. - C2nd A.D. 8. Nonnus, Dionysiaca - Greek Epic C5th A.D.
ROMAN
1. Hyginus, Fabulae - Latin Mythography C2nd A.D. 2. Virgil, Georgics - Latin Bucolic C1st B.C.
OTHER SOURCES
Other references not currently quoted here: Nonnos Dionysiaca 26.355 & 41.153 & 48.246.
21 de jul. de 2020 · Learn about the Nereids, the daughters of Nereus and Doris, who were the water nymphs in Greek mythology. Discover their roles, stories, and relationships with Poseidon, Amphitrite, Thetis, and other gods and heroes.
3 de jun. de 2022 · Learn about the Oceanids, the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys, who are powerful water nymphs in Greek mythology. Discover their connections to springs, rivers, wisdom, and children, and how they were worshipped by sailors.
