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Seker, a falcon god of the Memphite necropolis who was known as a patron of the living, as well as a god of the dead. He is known to be closely tied to Osiris He is known to be closely tied to Osiris Serapis , Graeco-Egyptian syncretistic deity, combining elements of Osiris , the Apis Bull , Hades , Demeter , and Dionysus .
In Greek mythology, Aganippe (/ æ ɡ ə ˈ n ɪ p i /; Ancient Greek: Ἀγανίππη means 'mare who kills mercifully' [1]) was the name of both a spring and the Naiad (a Crinaea) associated with it. [2] The spring is in Boeotia, near Thespiae, at the base of Mount Helicon, [3] and was associated with the Muses who were sometimes called ...
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]
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:
daughters of the river god Anigros, were believed to cure skin diseases [2] [3] The Corycian Nymphs • Coryceia • Cleodora • Daphnis • Melaina The Cyrtonian nymphs local springs in the town of Cyrtones, Boeotia [4] The Deliades daughters of Inopus, god of the river Inopus on the island of Delos [5] The Himerian Naiads [6] [7] The Inachides
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.
Cyane (sometimes anglicized as "Kyane") was a naiad, a freshwater nymph. After witnessing Hades's abduction of Persephone and trying to prevent it, Cyane was turned to liquid by Hades. [1] In Ovid's version, she dissolved away in tears upon failing to save her friend and melted into her pool. [2]