| Greek Name |
Transliteration |
Latin Spelling |
Translation |
| Δαυλις |
Daulis |
Daulis |
Of the Town of Daulis |
DAULIS was the Naiad Nymph of a well or fountain in the town of Daulis in Boiotia, central Greece. She was a daughter of the local river-god Kephisos (Cephisus).
Pausanias, Description of Greece 10. 4. 7 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) :
"They say that the name of the city [of Daulis in Phokis] is derived from Daulis, a Nymphe, the daughter of Kephisos."
Sources:
- Pausanias, Guide to Greece - Greek Geography C2nd AD
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