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Limnades

Name for nymphs in Greek mythology

Summary

Name for nymphs in Greek mythology

In the Idylls of Theocritus, there is mention of a group of nymphs under the name "Limnades" (; ). In Neil Hopkinson's translation, they are referred to as "Nymphs of the lake".

Notes

References

  • Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft, Band XIII, Halbband 1, Stuttgart, J. B. Metzler, 1926. Wikisource.
  • Theocritus, Idylls in Theocritus. Moschus. Bion, edited and translated by Neil Hopkinson, Loeb Classical Library No. 28, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 2015. . Harvard University Press.

References

  1. ''[[Pauly encyclopedias. RE]]'', s.v. Limnades.
  2. Hopkinson, p. 85.
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