| Greek Name |
Transliteration |
Latin Spelling |
Translation |
| Νυμφαι Φασειδες |
Nymphai Phaseides |
Nymphae Phaseides |
Nymphs of the
River Phasis |
THE PHASEIDES were the Naiad Nymphs of the marshes and streams of the River Phasis in Kolkhis (Colchis) on the Black Sea.
| PARENTS |
| Presumably daughters of the River PHASIS |
Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 3. 1219 ff (trans. Rieu) (Greek epic C3rd B.C.) :
"The whole meadow trembled under her [Hekate's] feet, and the Nymphai Heleionomai (of marsh) and Potameides (or river) who haunt the fens by Amarantian Phasis cried out in fear."
Sources:
- Apollonius Rhodius, The Argonautica - Greek Epic C3rd BC
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