Pontomedusa (mythology)
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Greek deities series |
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Water deities |
Water nymphs |
In Greek mythology, Pontomedusa or Pontomedousa (Ancient Greek: Ποντομέδουσα means 'sea-queen') was one of the 50 Nereids, marine-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.[1][2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Apollodorus, 1.2.7
- ^ Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 280. ISBN 9780786471119.
References
[edit]- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.