Galaxaura (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Galaxaura (Ancient Greek: Γαλαξαύρη Galaxaurê) was the 'lovely' Oceanid,[1] one of the 3,000 water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys.[2] Her name means "calm"[3] or "the charmer" or "like the refreshing coolness of a shady stream".[4]
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Mythology
Along with her sisters, Galaxaura was one of the companions of Persephone when the daughter of Demeter was abducted by Hades.[1]
Notes
- Homeric Hymn to Demeter 423
- Hesiod, Theogony 353
- Kerényi, Carl (1951). The Gods of the Greeks. London: Thames and Hudson. p. 41.
- Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 155. ISBN 9780786471119.
References
- Hesiod, Theogony from The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Homeric Hymns. Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Kerényi, Carl, The Gods of the Greeks, Thames and Hudson, London, 1951.
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