Crinaeae

In Greek mythology, the Crinaeae (/krˈn/; Ancient Greek: Κρηναῖαι) were a type of Naiad nymphs associated with fountains or wells.

The number of Crinaeae includes but is not limited to:[1]

See also

References

  1. "Theoi Project – List of Nymphs and types of Nymphs". Archived from the original on 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
  2. Pausanias, Description of Greece 9. 29. § 3
  3. Virgil, Eclogae 10. 12.
  4. Ovid, Remedia Amoris, 659; Ars Amatoria, 1. 81., 3. 451
  5. Pausanias, Description of Greece 8.31.4
  6. Pausanias, Description of Greece 1.40.1

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