Eleionomae

The Eleionomae (/ɛliːˈɒnəmiː/; Ancient Greek: Ἐλειονόμαι) or Heleionomai (Ancient Greek: Ἑλειονομοι, lit. 'marsh dwelling', derived from heleios and nomos) were the naiads of the fresh-water marshes and wetlands in ancient Greek mythology.[1]

Greek deities series
Primordial deities Titans and Olympians Water deities Chthonic deities Mycenaean deities Personified concepts Other deities
Nymphs
Alseid Auloniad Aurai Crinaeae Dryads Eleionomae Hamadryads Hesperides Hyades Lampads Leuce Limnades Meliae Melinoë Minthe Naiads Napaeae Nephele Nereids Oceanids Oreads Pegaeae Pegasides Potamides Semystra Thriae

Notes

Bane, s.v. Eleionomae, p. 122.

References

Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. ISBN 9780786471119. Google Books.

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