| Greek Name |
Transliteration |
Latin Spelling |
Translation |
| Νυμφαι Κυρηναικαι |
Nymphai Kyrênaikai |
Nymphae Cyrenaicae |
Nymphs of the
Land of Cyrenaica |
THE NYMPHAI KYRENAIKAI were Naiad Nymphs of the region of Kyrene (Cyrene) in Libya (north Africa).
| PARENTS |
| Presumably daughters of a local RIVER-GOD |
Suidas s.v. Astydromia (trans. Suda On Line) (Byzantine Greek lexicon C10th A.D.) :
"Astydromia (Town-running): Among the Libyans [of Kyrene] [it is] like the birthday celebration of the city, and a Theodaisia festival, in which they honored Dionysos and the Nymphai [Naiades]; it seems to me they are hinting at both unmixed [wine] and the good mixture."
Sources:
- Suidas - Byzantine Lexicogn C10th AD
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