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- Naiads – Mythopedia
The Naiads were water nymphs, generally associated with bodies of fresh water such as springs, rivers, and lakes Many of them were the daughters, lovers, or mothers of famous heroes and gods
- Nymphs – Mythopedia
The nymphs were minor divinities who took the form of beautiful young women They represented diverse aspects of nature, including water, mountains, trees, and even specific locales They were also frequently divided into subgroups (such as Dryads, Naiads, and Nereids) according to the type of environment they inhabited
- Achelous – Mythopedia
Achelous was the name of both the largest river in Greece—flowing from the Pindus Mountains to the Ionian Sea—and the god of that river A child of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, Achelous was an ancient and powerful god He fought Heracles for the hand of the princess Deianira, but was ultimately defeated
- Nereids – Mythopedia
The Nereids were the fifty daughters of the sea gods Nereus and Doris Numbered among the nymphs—female divinities who took the form of beautiful young women—the Nereids were widely regarded as kind and helpful sea deities The most famous among them were Amphitrite, Galatea, and Thetis
- Dryads and Hamadryads – Mythopedia
Dryads and Hamadryads were the most famous tree nymphs of ancient Greek mythology Hamadryads in particular were closely connected with the trees in which they lived, and even died when their tree died
- Metamorphoses: Book 8 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
These once proud Naiads were, before their change ’Twas on a day more solemn than the rest, Ten bullocks slain, a sacrificial feast: The rural Gods of all the region near They bid to dance, and taste the hallow’d cheer Me they forgot: affronted with the slight, My rage, and stream swell’d to the greatest height;
- Metamorphoses: Book 14 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
The Naiads now more stratagems essay; And kindling sulphur to each source convey The floods ferment, hot exhalations rise, ’Till from the scalding ford the army flies Soon Romulus appears in shining arms, And to the war the Roman legions warms: The battel rages, and the field is spread With nothing, but the dying, and the dead
- Mnemosyne – Mythopedia
Mnemosyne was a Greek Titan associated with memory and divine inspiration She and her daughters, the Muses, were often called upon to elevate speeches, poems, and memorials
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