| Greek Name |
Transliteration |
Latin Spelling |
Translation |
| Φιγαλια |
Phigalia |
Phigalia |
Of Phigalia (town) |
PHIGALIA was a Dryad nymph of the town of Phigalia in Arkadia, southern Greece.
ENCYCLOPEDIA
PHIGA′LIA (Phigalia), a Dryad, from whom the town of Phigalia was believed to have derived its name. (Paus. viii. 39. § 2; Strab. viii. p. 348.)
Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
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Pausanias, Description of Greece 8. 39. 3 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) :
"[On the Arkadian town of Phigalia:] Others have said that Phigalia was one of the nymphai called Dryades."
Sources:
- Pausanias, Description of Greece - Greek Geography C2nd A.D.
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