Potamides
Sign in to saveIn Greek mythology, potameides () is a name for nymphs of rivers. It is used by Apollonius of Rhodes, who writes that, when Jason summoned the goddess Hecate:
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In Greek mythology, potameides () is a name for nymphs of rivers. It is used by Apollonius of Rhodes, who writes that, when Jason summoned the goddess Hecate:
A scholium on the Iliad (a marginal note in a manuscript of the work), from the A family of scholia, states that () is the name given to nymphs of rivers.
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