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SYMAITHIS
 

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SumaiqiV
Symaithis
Symaethis
Of the Symaethus (river)

SYMAITHIS (or Symaethis) was a Naiad Nymph of the River Symaithos in Sicily. She was loved by the god Pan.

PARENTS
SYMAITHOS (Presumed from Ovid Metamorphoses 13.750)
OFFSPRING
AKIS (by Pan) (Ovid Metamorphoses 13.750)

"Acis was son of Nympha Symaethis and Faunus [Pan] was his father, a great joy to both his parents." - Ovid, Metamorphoses 13.750


Sources:

  • Ovid, Metamorphoses - Latin Epic C1st BC - C1st AD