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KAMARINA
 

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Kamarina
Kamarina
Camarina
Of Camarina (town)

KAMARINA (or Camarina) was the Okeanid Nymph of the Greek colony of Kamarina in Sicily.

She perhaps represented the town's water supply, in the form of a spring or fountain.

PARENTS
OKEANOS (Pindar Olympian Ode 5)

"Daughter of Okeanos, pray you accept with a glad heart this song … for the crowns won at Olympia … He has raised up your city Kamarina, the mother of his people." - Pindar, Odes Olympian V str1-ant1


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  • Pindar, Odes - Greek Lyric C5th BC