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The ancient Greeks had numerous water deities. The philosopher Plato once remarked [1] that the Greek people were like frogs sitting around a pond—their many cities hugging close to the Mediterranean coastline from the Hellenic homeland to Asia Minor, Libya, Sicily, and southern Italy. Thus, they venerated a rich variety of water divinities.
She governs water and all things related to water. Long Vương, the Long Vương is a common name for the gods who rule over the sea and ocean. Tô Lịch Giang Thần, god of Tô Lịch River. Hà Bá, the god who manages the rivers (note that each river has its own governing god, and each person's power may be less or more powerful than Hà ...
In Greek mythology, the naiads (/ ˈ n aɪ æ d z, ˈ n eɪ æ d z,-ə d z /; Ancient Greek: ναϊάδες, romanized: naïádes), sometimes also hydriads, [1] are a type of female spirit, or nymph, presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of fresh water.
A Greek dryad depicted in a painting In religion , a nature deity is a deity in charge of forces of nature , such as water , biological processes , or weather . These deities can also govern natural features such as mountains, trees, or volcanoes.
This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
It is not known whether the name Nereus was known to Homer or not, but the name of the Nereids is attested before it, and can be found in the Iliad. [3] Since Nereus only has relevance as the father of the Nereids, it has been suggested that his name could actually be derived from that of his daughters; [4] while the derivation of the Nereids from Nereus, as a patronymic, has also been ...
Many other names are given in other ancient sources. The names of the Oceanids are of different types. [11] The Oceanids were the nymphs of springs, [12] and some of the names apparently reflect this aquatic connection, with some perhaps being the names of actual springs. [13] Other names have no apparent connection with water.
Selemnus is changed into a river-god (detail), 1710 engraving by Jan Goeree, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. In Greek mythology, Selemnus (Ancient Greek: Σέλεμνος, romanized: Sélemnos) is a young shepherd boy turned river god from the Peloponnese in southern Greece.