(Lactant. Jones) (Greek geographer C1st B.C. . defectu 2. "The Nymphai (Nymphs) [of Mount Ida] who haunt the pleasant woods (alsea), or of those who inhabit this lovely mountain (oros) and the springs of rivers (pegai potamoi) and grassy meads (pisea).". 10 (trans. 5. : Prom. . 348 ff : 19 (trans. 5 points What is the Greek Goddess of flowers and spring?? In the Catalogues of Women he introduces the Oreiades of the mountains--which are quite similar to the Meliai--and the Naiad daughters of the River-gods. 1066, 1227; Orph. 3. 265 ff (trans. Protomagia (May 1st) is International Labour Day in Greece and it is a holiday where people traditionally go to the countryside for picnics, to fly kites and to gather flowers. Shewring) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) Athenian Red Figure Vase Painting C5th B.C. vii. : Pausanias, Description of Greece 10. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : 20.) Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or 7th B.C.) v. 5. 1414; Soph. • xiii. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : Cicero, De Natura Deorum 3. § 4), in Attica (i. to C1st A.D.) : Philostratus the Elder, Imagines 2. 259, &c.), The second class of nymphs, who were connected with certain races or localities (Numphai chthoniai, Apollon. : 70; Paus. Campbell, Vol. Rhod. § 5, x. 104). Rhod. Ol. "She [Tethys] brought forth also [i.e. They were numbered amongst the Haliai or marine nymphs. They were essentially the same as the Naiades (above). 318, Il. p. 421, e.) Their powers, however, vary with those of the springs over which they preside; some were thus regarded as having the power of restoring sick persons to health (Pind. The ancient Greek geographer Strabo lists the various types of orgiastic Nymph in the train of the god Dionysos. Most of these were dedicated to the Naiades of specific springs, grottos and town-fountains, but Dryad-cults were not unknown. "The rich-haired Nymphai (Nymphs), daughters of Zeus the aigis-holder. 1 ff : 1. Anacreon, Fragment 35 (trans. . 3. Goddess of love and beauty and married to Hephaestus. Greek is listed as one of the ‘sexiest languages’, Municipality of Athens – Health services for the homeless, Stefanos Tsitsipas writes heartfelt eulogy for his close friend, More than 3 out of 10 women were abused during Greece’s first lockdown, FRONTEX: Migration flows to Greece drop by 74%. Greek Lyric I) (Greek lyric C6th B.C.) "There are three thousand light-stepping daughters of Okeanos (Oceanus) [i.e. 7. Hesiod describes two classes of Nymph in the Theogony--the Okeanides of fresh-water springs, streams and meadows, and the Meliai, mountain-dwelling tree nymphs. Rhod. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : Ovid, Metamorphoses 6. ANTHOUSAI (Anthusae) were the nymphs of flowers. vi. . 1219; Virg. to 2nd A.D.) : They formed the train of the goddesses Persephone and Hekate. Log in Join now 1. O Nysiai [Nysiades], insane (manikoi), whom oaks delight, lovers of spring, Paionian virgins bright; with Bakkhos and with Deo [Demeter] hear my prayer, and to mankind abundant favour bear; propitious listen to your suppliant's voice, come, and benignant in these rites rejoice; give plenteous seasons and sufficient wealth, and pour in lasting streams, continued health.". . They were daughters of Hesperos, the evening star. (Ov. 420, 616.) Rhod. 711; Ov. A Greek goddess who was worshipped almost exclusively at a single sanctuary on the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th to 4th B.C.) : 8 (trans. 3. 769, Met. Ancient poets and writers introduce various types of nymph. In Greek mythology, however, their father Okeanos "Ocean" was an earth-encircling, fresh-water stream and not a salt-sea ocean. A poet of late antiquity, Nonnus describes many types of Nymphs, but "Neiades and Hadryades" are the ones most often mentioned. From the places which they inhabit, they are called agronomoi (Od. "[Ouranos (Uranus) was castrated by Kronos (Cronus) :] The bloody drops that gushed forth Gaia (Gaea, Earth) received, and as the seasons moved round she bare the strong Erinyes and the great Gigantes (Giants) with gleaming armour and the Nymphai (Nymphs) whom they call Meliai (Meliae) all over the boundless earth. Flumina (Rivers) and Nymphae (Nymphs) and Rural deities (Numina Ruris).". Chloris is the goddess of spring, and when she talks, her breath smells of spring and fresh flowers. Hymn. ", Callimachus, Hymn 3 to Artemis 12 ff (trans. Later poets sometimes describe them as having sea-coloured hair. 19. 107, 356, xvii. Hesiod, Theogony 346 ff (trans. A representative of marriage, she influenced the Greek people in two ways. ix. Homer classifies Nymphs by habitat as follows: those of the springs (pegai, krenai), rivers (potamoi), tree groves (alsea), grassy meadows (pisea), and mountain-tops (orea). "A chattering crow lives out nine generations of aged men, but a stag's life is four times a crow's and a raven's life makes three stags old, while the Phoinix (Phoenix) [magical bird] outlives nine raves, but we, the rich-haired Nymphai (Nymphs), daughters of Zeus the aigis-holder, outlive ten Phoinixes. The rivers were represented by the Potameides (Poramêïdes), who, as local divinities, were named after their rivers, as Acheloides, Anigrides, Ismenides, Amniisiades, Pactolides. The "Gigantes" (Earth-born) sons which Hesiod names as brothers of the Meliai were probably the Kouretes (Curetes) and Satyroi (Satyrs), rather than the Gigante-enemies of the gods. : Homer, Odyssey 6. 4. Virginal goddess of the hunt and twin sister of Apollo. 8, xxiv. and gentle course through flowery vales to glide . O'Neill) (Greek comedy C5th to 4th B.C.) . Rackham) (Roman rhetorician C1st B.C.) § 2, ix. at their birth pines or high-topped oaks spring up with them upon the fruitful earth . Campbell, Vol. 4. She managed to capture the attention of Zephyrus, and they had a small affair before. Some were Hamadryad nymphs of highland fir and ash-trees, others were the spirits of rocky grottos, Naiades of mountain springs, and Epimelides of the mountain pastures. Rhod. 535. Chloris is another goddess goody-goody, and she is quite attractive. Nymphai, who from Okeanos (Oceanus) famed derive your birth, who dwell in liquid caverns of the earth; nurses of Bakkhos (Bacchus) [Dionysos], secret-coursing powers, fructiferous Goddesses, who nourish flowers: earthly-rejoicing, who in meadows dwell, and caves and dens, who depths extend to hell. 3. 15 ff : EPIMELIDES (Epimelids) were nymphs of the pastures who nourished the herds of cattle, goats and sheep which grazed their lands. Homeric Hymn 5 to Aphrodite 94 ff (trans. Kalypso daughter of Atlas, Lampetia and Phaethousa daughters of Helios, Britomartis daughter of Zeus, etc. "The deep-breasted Mountain-Dwelling (Oreskoioi) Nymphai (Nymphs) . Jones) (Greek geographer C1st B.C. Men offer up sacrifices either to them alone, or in conjunction with other gods, such as Hermes. . 16. HESPERIDES (Hesperids) were the nymphs of sunsets.