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NaiaV CiaV
Naias Khias
Naiad of Chios
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THE NAIAS KHIAS was an unnamed Naiad Nymph of the spring, well or fountain of the town of Agelos-Melas on the island of Khios. She was loved by the god Poseidon.
Another Naias Khias presided over the springs of Khios, the island's main town.
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| Perhaps the daughter of a local RIVER-GOD |
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| AGELOS, MELAS (by Poseidon) (Pausanias 7.4.8) |
"Ion [tragic poet C5th BC] says that Poseidon had intercourse with another [Khian] Nymphe, by whom he had Agelos and Melas." - Pausanias, Guide to Greece 7.4.8
Sources:
- Pausanias, Guide to Greece - Greek Geography C2nd AD
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