Daeira
Sign in to saveIn Greek mythology, Daeira (Ancient Greek: Δάειρα or Δαείρας) or Daira (Δαῖρα) was a divinity connected with the Eleusinian mysteries. Her name means the "knowing one" from daô knowing which links well to the inside knowledge of the initiate.
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- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Daeira
- Deity.deity_of
- Oceanid of Eleusis
- Deity.abode
- Eleusis
- Deity.consort
- (1) Hermes(2) Eumolpus(3) ?Cadmus
- Deity.parents
- Oceanus and Tethys
- Deity.siblings
- Oceanids and the river gods
- Deity.offspring
- (1) Eleusis(2) Immaradus(3) Semele
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In Greek mythology, Daeira (Ancient Greek: Δάειρα or Δαείρας) or Daira (Δαῖρα) was a divinity connected with the Eleusinian mysteries. Her name means the "knowing one" from daô knowing which links well to the inside knowledge of the initiate.
== Family == Daeira was a daughter of the Titan Oceanus possibly by his sister-wife Tethys, thus one of the 3,000 Oceanids. Others called her simply as the sister of Styx (also an Oceanid).
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