| Greek Name |
Transliteration |
Latin Spelling |
Translation |
| Νακωλε |
Nakôle |
Nacole |
Of the Town Nacoleia |
NAKOLE (or Nacole) was the Naiad Nymph of the spring, well or fountain of the town of Nakoleia in Phrygia (central Anatolia).
| PARENTS |
| Perhaps a daughter of the local River THYMBRES |
Suidas s.v. Nakoleia (trans. Suda On Line) (Byzantine Greek lexicon C10th A.D.) :
"Nakoleia (Nacoleia): A place-name. It should be noted that this Phrygian city is commonly derived from the Nymphe Nakole (Nacole); whence also Nakolaion, the same [city]; just as Nymphaion [fountain-house] from Nymphe."
Sources:
- Suidas - Byzantine Lexicographer C10th AD
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