| Greek Name |
Transliteration |
Latin Spelling |
Translation |
| Βατεια |
Bateia |
Batia |
Covering (bateô) |
BATEIA was a Naiad Nymph of the town of Sparta in Lakedaimonia (southern Greece), and the wife of ab early Spartan king named Oibalos.
| PARENTS |
| Perhaps a daughter of the River EUROTAS |
| OFFSPRING |
| TYNDAREOS, HIPPOKOON, IKARIOS (by Oibalos) (Apollodorus 3.123) |
ENCYCLOPEDIA
BATEIA (Bateia) A Naiad of the name of Bateia occurs in Apollodorus. (iii. 10. § 4.)
Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
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Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 123 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"Oibalos who was the father of Tyndareos, Hippokoon, and Ikarios by the Naias Nymphe named Bateia."
Sources:
- Apollodorus, The Library - Greek Mythography C2nd BC
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