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The naiads were also known to exhibit jealous tendencies. Theocritus 's story of naiad jealousy was that of a shepherd, Daphnis , who was the lover of Nomia or Echenais; Daphnis had on several occasions been unfaithful to Nomia and as revenge she permanently blinded him.
They were also the fathers of the Naiads [citation needed] and Potamides. [6] The river gods were depicted in one of three forms: a man-headed bull, a bull-headed man with the body of a serpent-like fish from the waist down, or as a reclining man with an arm resting upon an amphora jug pouring water. [citation needed] Notable river gods include:
Daphne (/ ˈ d æ f n i /; DAFF-nee; Greek: Δάφνη, Dáphnē, lit. ' laurel '), [1] a figure in Greek mythology, is a naiad, a variety of female nymph associated with fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of freshwater.
Salmacis (Ancient Greek: Σαλμακίς) was an atypical Naiad nymph of Greek mythology. She rejected the ways of the virginal Greek goddess Artemis in favour of vanity and idleness . Mythology
In Greek mythology, the Pegaeae (/ p ə ˈ dʒ iː iː /; Ancient Greek: Πηγαῖαι) were a type of naiad that lived in springs. They were often considered great aunts of the river gods , thus establishing a mythological relationship between a river itself and its springs.
Arethusa, a naiad like Kyane, is associated with a spring and pool in Syracuse (Siracusa); Kyane is said to dwell in a river bearing her name in southeastern Sicily. [3] She had as a partner the river god Anapus. [4] [5] She cited their love as an example of consensual relationship while trying to convince Hades not to take Persephone by force. [6]
In the Delphic tradition, Thyia was also the Naiad-nymph of a spring on Mount Parnassos in Phocis (central Greece), daughter of the river god Cephissus or the hero Castalius, one of the earliest inhabitants of Delphi or by other traditions Thyia was a daughter of Deucalion and had two sons by Zeus, Magnes and Macedon. [1]
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