She had an affair with Attis, consort of Cybele, and the goddess felled her tree in retribution. She was a nurse and one of the first Bacchantes of the god Dionysus. LAMIDES Naiads of the River Lamos in Cilicia, Anatolia (modern Turkey), or Boeotia in central Greece. They were mothers of the Oread nymphs, Satyrs and Curetes. She was loved by the god Poseidon. MEROPE (3) One of the Heliad nymphs who were transformed into amber-weeping poplar trees. She was usually named Pleione. CLEOCHAREIA (Kleokhareia) A Naiad nymph of the River Eurotas in Lacedaemonia, southern Greece. SYLLIS The Naiad nymph of the town of Sicyon in Sicyonia, southern Greece. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. CALYPSO (2) (Kalypso) One of the Oceanid nymphs. PHAENO (Phaino) One of the Oceanid nymphs. Pero was also named Celusa. MEMPHIS The Naiad nymph of the city of Memphis in Egypt, North Africa. DIONE (2) An Atlantid nymph of Mount Tmolus in Lydia, Anatolia (modern Turkey). The Meliae were mothers of the Bronze Race of Man. This page is about the species. CABEIRIDES (Kabeirides) Nymphs of the Mysteries of the island of Samothrace in the Greek Aegean. PHILYRA (Philyre) An Oceanid nymph of Mount Pelion in Thessaly, northern Greece. ENDEIS A nymph of Mount Pelion in Thessaly, northern Greece. SINOPE The Naiad nymph of the Greek colony of Sinope in Assyria on the Black Sea, Anatolia (modern Turkey). She was the wife of the river-god Peneus. She was loved by the god Apollo and leapt into the sea to escape his pursuit. HESPERIA A Naiad nymph of the river Cebren in the Troad, Anatolia (modern Turkey). ARGIOPE (2) The Naiad nymph of the town of Eleusis in Attica, southern Greece. She was the wife of the king or giant Chrysaor. NYSIADES Three, five or six Oceanid nymphs of mythical Mount Nysa. They were minor goddesses of divination by pebbles and birds of omen which the god Apollo gifted to his brother Hermes. She was the wife of the Titan Epimetheus. ALCE (Alke) A Naiad nymph of the River Sangarius in Phrygia, Anatolia (modern Turkey). AEX (2) (Aix) One of the nymphs of Mount Ida on the island of Crete in the Greek Aegean. NYSA One of the Nysiades, nymphs of the mythical Mount Nysa. CLYTIA (Klytie) An Oceanid nymph loved by the sun-god Helius. She was the wife of the River-God Cephisus. She was probably one of the Oceanids. LIBYA (1) The goddess nymph of north Africa. COMBE (Kombe) A nymph of the island of Euboea. Witness what the gods do…after dark. She was loved the river-god Phasis. She was loved by the god Ares. They were also Dryads of the mountain ash. GLAUCONOME (Glaukonome) One of the fifty Nereids. She was the wife of the tribe's first king Psyllus. PERIBOEA (1) (Periboia) The Oceanid nymph wife of the Titan Lelantus and mother of the goddess Aura. SINOE An Oread nymph of Mount Sinoe in Arcadia, southern Greece. The story is a modern retelling of the Greek myth concerning the relationship between the God of the Underworld, Hades, and the Goddess of Spring, Persephone. CRANEIA (Kraneia) One of the eight Hamadryad nymphs. OCYRHOE (5) (Ocyrhoe) A prophetic nymph of Mount Pelion in Thessaly, northern Greece. ANCHIROE (3) (Anchiroe) One of the Naiads of the River Erasinus in Argolis in the Peloponnese. She was loved by the Trojan prince Emathion. EIDOTHEA (2) A Naiad Oread nymph of Mount Othrys in Malis, northern Greece who was loved by the god Poseidon. Two of them appear to work at the strip club Zeus and Co visit for brunch. BYZE One of the Naiads of the River Erasinus in Argolis in the Peloponnese. MELITE (2) One of the Naiads of the River Erasinus in Argolis in the Peloponnese. RHODOS The Haliad nymph of the island of Rhodes in the Greek Aegean. The Nymphs (nymphai) were minor nature goddesses which populated the earth. MINTHE A Naiad nymph of Mount Minthe in Elis, southern Greece. CHIONE (1) (Khione) A snow-nymph of the region of Thrace, north of Greece. ARETHUSA (Arethousa) The Naiad nymph of a spring of the town of Syracuse in Sicily) southern Italy. RHANIS One of the Oceanid nymph companions of the goddess Artemis. She was a prophetess of the god Pan and wife of King Arcas. SAGARITIS A Naiad and Hamadryad nymph of the River Sangarius in Phrygia, Anatolia (modern Turkey). She was loved by King Menelaus of Sparta. #greek gods #lore olympus #persephone lore olympus. Lore Olympus continues the long tradition of Greek mythology, reimagining the classic characters and legends, so they better suit contemporary audiences, challenge the more problematic aspects of the myths and make an overall engaging story that is unpredictable despite being based on lore centuries old. She was an attendant of the goddess Britomartis. Rachel Smythe's writing in the ultra-popular webcomic Lore Olympus contains elements of tragedy and comedy that suit modern sensibilities through the medium of classical themes. She was the wife of the Sikyonian River-God Asopos. She was loved by the god Zeus. HECAERGE (Hekaerge) One of the Hyperborean nymphs, handmaidens of the goddess Artemis, from the mythical northern land of Hyperborea. Discover (and save!) She was the wife of the Trojan King Laomedon. She was a daughter of wintry Boreas loved by the god Poseidon. She was the wife of King Athamas who sent the flying, golden-fleeced ram to rescue her children when their stepmother conspired to have them sacrificed. Unlike Gods and Goddesses, nymphs do not appear to be immortal, and will die if the part of nature they are tied to is destroyed. She was a nurse of the god Dionysus. Follow. IYNX An Oread nymph of Boeotia, in central Greece. She was one of the many wives of the Egyptian king Aegyptus. 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