Pegaeae
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In Greek mythology
, the Pegaeae (Πηγαῖαι) were a type of naiad
that lived in spring
s. They were often considered daughters of the river gods (Potamoi), thus establishing a mythological relationship between a river itself and its springs.
The number of Pegaeae included but was not limited to:
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
, the Pegaeae (Πηγαῖαι) were a type of naiad
Naiad
In Greek mythology, the Naiads or Naiades were a type of nymph who presided over fountains, wells, springs, streams, and brooks....
that lived in spring
Spring (hydrosphere)
A spring—also known as a rising or resurgence—is a component of the hydrosphere. Specifically, it is any natural situation where water flows to the surface of the earth from underground...
s. They were often considered daughters of the river gods (Potamoi), thus establishing a mythological relationship between a river itself and its springs.
The number of Pegaeae included but was not limited to:
- AlbuneaAlbuneaAlbunea, the Tiburtine Sibyl, was in Roman mythology a prophetic nymph or Sibyl, a naiad who lived in the sulfuric spring near Tibur , with a well and a temple. Near it was the oracle of Faunus Fatidicus. Lactantius states that the tenth Sibyl, called Albunea, was worshiped at Tibur, and that her...
(Roman mythologyRoman mythologyRoman mythology is the body of traditional stories pertaining to ancient Rome's legendary origins and religious system, as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans...
) - Alexirhoe, daughter of the river god Grenikos
- The Anigrides (daughters of the river god Anigros, were believed to cure skin diseases)
- Archidemia
- ArethusaArethusa- Mythology :* Arethusa , a nereid nymph who became a fountain* See Hesperides for Arethusa, a hesperid nymph- Places :* Arethusa , an ancient city in Mygdonia of ancient Macedonia* Arethusa , a titular see of Syria near Apameia...
- CastaliaCastaliaCastalia , in Greek mythology, was a nymph whom Apollo transformed into a fountain at Delphi, at the base of Mount Parnassos, or at Mount Helicon. Castalia could inspire the genius of poetry to those who drank her waters or listened to their quiet sound; the sacred water was also used to clean the...
, or CassotisCassotisIn Greek mythology, Cassotis was the naiad who lived in the spring at the Oracle at Delphi, dedicated to Apollo; the spring was named for her.-External links:**... - ComaethoComaethoIn Greek mythology, Comaetho is a name that may refer to:*The daughter of Pterelaos and princess of the Taphians. The Taphians were at war with Thebes, led by Amphitryon, whom Comaetho fell in love with. The Taphians remained invincible until Comaetho out of love for Amphitryon cut off her...
, daughter or wife of the river god Cydnus - The CorycianCorycianThe Corycian Nymphs were the three Naiads of the sacred springs of the Corycian Cave of Mount Parnassus in Phocis. The names of the nymphs are Corycia, Kleodora and Melaina; their father's name was Kephisos or Pleistos....
Nymphs (Coryceia, Cleodora, Daphnis, Melaina) - CyaneCyaneIn Greek mythology, Cyane or Kyane was a nymph who tried to prevent Hades from abducting Persephone, her playmate. Upon failure, she dissolved away in tears and melted into her pool. In a slightly different version, Cyane was the Naiad of a spring in the Sicilian town of Syracuse...
- The Cyrtonian nymphs (local springs in the town of Cyrtones, BoeotiaBoeotiaBoeotia, also spelled Beotia and Bœotia , is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. It was also a region of ancient Greece. Its capital is Livadeia, the second largest city being Thebes.-Geography:...
) - The Deliades (daughters of Inopus, god of the river Inopus on the island of DelosDelosThe island of Delos , isolated in the centre of the roughly circular ring of islands called the Cyclades, near Mykonos, is one of the most important mythological, historical and archaeological sites in Greece...
) - DirceDirceDirce was the wife of Lycus in Greek mythology, and aunt to Antiope whom Zeus impregnated. Antiope fled in shame to King Epopeus of Sicyon, but was brought back by Lycus through force, giving birth to the twins Amphion and Zethus on the way...
, transformed into a spring (presumably into a nymph personifying it) after her death - Gargaphie, or Plataia (one of the daughters of the river god AsopusAsopusAsopus or Asôpos is the name of four different rivers in Greece and one in Turkey. In Greek mythology, it was the name of the gods of those rivers.-The rivers in Greece:...
) - Hagno, one of the nurses of infant ZeusZeusIn the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus...
- The Himerian Naiads
- The Inachides (daughters of the river god InachusInachusIn Greek mythology, Inachus was a king of Argos after whom a river was called Inachus River, the modern Panitsa that drains the western margin of the Argive plain...
, namely IoIo (mythology)Io was, in Greek mythology, a priestess of Hera in Argos, a nymph who was seduced by Zeus, who changed her into a heifer to escape detection. His wife Hera set ever-watchful Argus Panoptes to guard her, but Hermes was sent to distract the guardian and slay him...
, Amymone, Philodice, Messeis and Hyperia) - The IonidesIonidesIn Greek mythology, the Ionides were a sisterhood of water nymphs. Their individial names were Calliphaea, Synallasis , Pegaea and Iasis....
(Calliphaea, Iasis, Pegaea and Synallaxis) - Ismene
- The Ithacian nymphs (dwelled in sacred caves on IthacaIthacaIthaca or Ithaka is an island located in the Ionian Sea, in Greece, with an area of and a little more than three thousand inhabitants. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It lies off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and...
) - Langia
- The Leibethrides (individual names include Libethrias and Petra)
- Magea
- Milichie
- MetopeMetope (mythology)In Greek mythology, Metope was a river nymph, the daughter of the river Ladon. Her waters were near the town of Stymphalus in the Peloponnesus...
(wife of AsopusAsopusAsopus or Asôpos is the name of four different rivers in Greece and one in Turkey. In Greek mythology, it was the name of the gods of those rivers.-The rivers in Greece:...
) - The Mysian Naiads (Euneica, Malis and Nycheia), who dwelled in the spring of Pegae near the lake Askanios in BithyniaBithyniaBithynia was an ancient region, kingdom and Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor, adjoining the Propontis, the Thracian Bosporus and the Euxine .-Description:...
and were responsible for the kidnapping of HylasHylasIn Greek mythology, Hylas was the son of King Theiodamas of the Dryopians. Roman sources such as Ovid state that Hylas' father was Hercules and his mother was the nymph Melite, or that his mother was the wife of Theiodamas, whose adulterous affair with Heracles caused the war between him and her... - The Ortygian nymphs (local springs of Syracuse, SicilySicilySicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
) - Pegasis, daughter of the river god Grenikos
- PeirenePeirenePirene or Peirene is the name of a fountain or spring in Greek mythology, physically located in Corinth. It was said to be a favored watering-hole of Pegasus, sacred to the Muses...
- Pharmaceia, nymph of a poisonous spring in Attika and Orithyia's playmate
- Psanis (a local spring in Arcadia)
- The Rhyndacides (daughters of the river god Rhyndacus)
- SalmacisSalmacisIn Greek mythology, Salmacis was an atypical naiad who rejected the ways of the virginal Greek goddess Artemis in favour of vanity and idleness. Her attempted rape of Hermaphroditus places her as the only nymph rapist in the Greek mythological canon ."There dwelt a Nymph, not up for hunting or...
- The Spercheides (daughters of the river god SpercheusSpercheusIn Greek mythology, Spercheus or Spercheios was the name of a river in Thessaly , and of the god of that river. According to Antoninus Liberalis, Cerambus was punished for claiming that the nymphs of Mount Othrys were daughters of Spercheus by Deino...
) - Strophia (a spring on Mount Cithaeron near ThebesAncient Thebes (Boeotia)See Thebes, Greece for the modern city built on the ancient ruins.Ancient Thebes was a Boeotian city-state , situated to the north of the Cithaeron range, which divides Boeotia from Attica, and on the southern edge of the Boeotian plain...
; barely personified) - Telphousa
- Temenitis