CRANEIA (Kraneia) One of the eight Hamadryad nymphs.

Thebe was the daughter of the river-god Asopos and the sister of Aigina, Kerkyra, Sinope, and Antiope ... Thebe became the wife of Zethos ... he and his brother Amphion built the foundations and bulwarks of the city in Boeotia that came to be known as Thebes in honor of Thebe. Polyphemos ate several men before Odysseus blinded him, incurring the wrath of Poseidon. Kalypso was also a daughter of Atlas. By doing so, all hope of possessing Eurydike evaporated as he watched her turn into vapor and return to the land of the dead. PERO A Naiad nymph of the region of Sicyonia in southern Greece. The name is cognate with Cupid. She was the wife of the island's first king Ancaeus. We don't know exactly how he was punished ... he might have been blinded, maimed or inflicted with amnesia ... regardless, he was never able to sing or play the lyre again. She was the wife of the god Silenus. "THEMEIDES" Three nymphs daughters of Zeus and Themis who were the keepers of various artifacts of the gods. TANAGRA The Naiad nymph of the town of Tanagra in Boeotia, central Greece. CHRYSEIS (Khryseis) One of the Oceanid nymphs. They have been the consorts of the Immortals and even taken mortal men as their lovers and companions. She is the wife of the sky creator deity Nyame, and mother of several deities including the trickster Anansi. They were nurses of the Centaurs.

PLUTO (1) (Plouto) A nymph of Mount Sipylus in Lydia, Anatolia (modern Turkey). "LATIN" NAIADS (Naiades Latiniai) Naiads of the rivers, springs and fountains of Latium--the Roman kingdom--in central Italy. Amphitrite is a Greek goddess of the sea, also the goddess of the spindle. ZEUXIPPE A Naiad nymph of the River Eridanus near Athens in Attica, southern Greece. She was the nurse of the god Ares.

In many ancient religions, deities are associated with forces of nature. This is but another example of the legendary beauty and charms of Helen of Argos (later, Helen of Troy). The Shakti cult worships Shiva as female power. She was the wife of King Hellen, eponym of the Hellenes (Greeks). Each presided over a specific species of tree.

She was one of nine Arcadian nurses of the god Zeus. She was loved by the bard Philammon. PHOEBE (2) (Phoibe) One of the Heliad nymphs who were transformed into amber-weeping poplar trees. She was the wife of King Arestor. HELIA (Helie) One of the Heliad nymphs who were transformed into amber-weeping poplar trees. She was loved by the god Poseidon.

Maria Cacao is a Philippine goddess of mountains. The goddess Thetis saved Dionysos but the assault was not unnoticed or forgiven by the other Immortals. Leiriope was the Nymph who, in union with the river-god Kephisos, was the mother of the beautiful and vain man named Narkissos. She emigrated with her son Evenus to Latium. She was the wife of the Dardanian prince Assaracus. She may have also been connected with the afterlife. "HESPERIAN" NAIADS (Naiades Hesperiai) Naiads of the mythical far northern river Eridanis. The Horae ("hours") were the Greek goddesses of the seasons. In fact, the Romans had dozens of minor deities associated with aspects of fertility and childbirth, like Mena who ruled menstrual flow. PALLENE One of the Alcyonid nymphs. Modern usage more often applies to young women at the peak of their attractiveness, contrasting with parthenos (παρθένος) "a virgin (of any age)", and generically as kore (κόρη < κόρϝα) "maiden, girl". Apollon transformed Kyrene into a Nymph and she enjoyed a long life as a huntress ... their son Aristaios was given to the noble and benevolent Centaur Kheiron for an education.

She was loved by the god Zeus.

After the Trojan War was over (circa 1240 BCE), most of the victorious Greek commanders returned to their homes without incident ... King Odysseus of Ithaka was not so lucky.

She was the wife of the River Spercheus in Malis, northern Greece.

PRONOEA (Pronoia) An Oceanid nymph of Mount Parnassus in Phocis, central Greece. Two sons of Zeus—Kastor and Polydeukes—abducted Hilaeira and Phoibe. ANTIOPE A Naiad nymph of Mount Cithaeron or the town of Thebes in Boeotia, central Greece. CHARICLO (1) (Khariklo) A nymph of Mount Pelion in Thessaly, northern Greece.

A generation later, the Quest for the Golden Fleece required Ieson (Jason) and the Argonauts to sail to Kolkhis to reclaim the sacred artifact. Zeus created Nephele as a cloud-woman to distract Ixion. She was the personified spirit of persuasive and seductive words. She may have been the wife of the River Ladon. The Argonauts were not ordinary seaman ... their number included several demigods including Polydeukes, the son of Zeus and Leda. She like some other fertility goddesses is often depicted with a cornucopia. ORNEA The Naiad nymph of the town of Orneae in Sicyonia, southern Greece. Although they were ranked below the gods, they were still summoned to attend the assemblies of the gods on Olympus. ARETHUSA (Arethousa) The Naiad nymph of a spring of the town of Syracuse in Sicily) southern Italy.

In the Roman period, her worship was sometimes associated with Isis. URANIA (Ourania) One of the Oceanid nymphs. She was loved by the local prince Hippomedon. She was a nurse of the god Dionysus. EUPHEME A Naiad nymph of Mount Helicon in Boeotia, central Greece. MACRIS (Makris) A nymph of the island of Euboea in central Greece. She was probably an Oread nymph. For an undisclosed reason, Asterodeia left Aietes and disappeared from the historical record. The mountain Nymphs were so moved by Eetion's death, they planted elm trees over the burial site. She was also named Pronoea. Tellus was either another name for Terra Mater or a goddess so assimilated with her that they are for all purposes the same. She receives half of those who die in battle, those who do not go to Valhalla, the hall of Odin.

HARMONIA A Naiad nymph of the Acmonian wood in the land of the Amazons, in Anatolia (modern Turkey). [9][10][11] This motif supposedly came from an Italian report of a Roman sculpture of a nymph at a fountain above the River Danube. CNOSSIA (Knossia) A Naiad nymph of the town of Cnossus of the island of Crete in the Greek Aegean. RHOEO (Rhoio) A Naiad nymph of the town of Troy in the Troad, Anatolia (modern Turkey). The name is usually spelt Oupis.

DAPHNIS An Oread nymph of Mount Parnassus in Phocis, central Greece. Odysseus and his crew approached Polyphemos asking for hospitality and supplies to continue their journey home. Adrasteia was the nurse of Zeus when he was an infant. PHAETHUSA (Phaethousa) A nymph daughter of the sun-god Helius who tended his sacred cattle-herds on the mythical island of Thrinacia. Kalypso was the Sea Nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia.

The Nymph Harmonia mated with Ares, god of war, to produce the warlike women known as the Amazons. They failed in this endeavour and settled on the island of Anthemoessa where they lured passing sailors to their deaths with an irresistable song. EURYRHOE A Naiad nymph of the Egyptian river Nile. Maia lived in a secluded cave on Mount Kyllene in Arkadia ... Hermes was born ten months after Zeus's union with Maia.

She was loved the river-god Phasis. That meant Zeus's son Herakles was a "subject" of Eurystheus and as such, required to perform the famous Twelve Labors. Asterodeia gave Aietes a son named Apsyrtos who was killed by his half-sister Medeia and Ieson (Jason) after they took the Golden Fleece and fled Kolkhis.

HYDASPIDES Naiads of the River Hydaspes in north-western Indian (modern Kashmir). THYMBRIS A prophetic nymph of Arcadia in the Peloponnese. POLYDORA (1) A Danaid and Naiad nymph. He swallowed her whole when he learned that she was destined to bear a son greater than his father.

She was the wife of the Spartos Everes and a close friend of the goddess Athena who blinded her son Tiresias. MAERA (3) (Maira) One of the fifty Nereids. She was loved by the Titan Cronus who turned her into a horse when their tryst was interrupted by his wife. The island was sometimes identified with Greek Corcyra. Nymphs in such groupings could belong to any of the classes mentioned above (Naiades, Oreades, and so on). She was loved by the god Ares.

She was a nurse of the god Dionysus. They were handmaidens of the goddess Circe. She was spurned by the god Dionysus and so tried to dissuade Ariadne from consorting with the god. His song implies that Nymphs were among the first immortal beings to exist on the earth. "CYPRIAN" NAIADS (Naiades Kypriai) Naiads of the island of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean. She was the prophetess of Gaea at Delphi before Apollo seized the shrine. CABEIRO (Kabeiro) A Haliad nymph of the island of Lemnos in the north Aegean. CABEIRIDES (Kabeirides) Nymphs of the Mysteries of the island of Samothrace in the Greek Aegean. At the very last moment Orpheus was compelled to look around to be sure Eurydike was behind him.

Learning of her husband's death, Kleite placed a noose around her neck and ended her life. Odysseus stayed with Kalypso for seven years but they were long, sad years for Odysseus. Feronia was yet another Roman goddess of fertility, associated with wild animals and abundance.

"ARTEMISIAN" OCEANIDS (Artemisiai Okeanides) Sixty young Oceanids in the retinue of the goddess Artemis. PETRA One of the Leibrethrides, Naiad nymphs of the springs of Mount Librethrius in Boeotia, central Greece.

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