NAIAS ELEIAS
Greek Name
Ναιας Ηλειας
Transliteration
Naias Êleias
Latin Spelling
Naiad Eleias
Translation
Elean Naiad
THE "NAIAS ELEIAS" (Elean Naiad) was an unnamed Naiad-nymph of a well or fountain of the town of Elis in Elis (southern Greece). She was the wife of Endymion, founding-king of the town.
PARENTS
Perhaps a daughter of the River ALPHEIOS
OFFSPRING
AITOLOS (by Endymion) (Apollodorus 1.57)
CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1. 57 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"Endymion and a Naias Nymphe [of Elis] were parents of Aitolos (Aetolus)."
SOURCES
GREEK
- Apollodorus, The Library - Greek Mythography C2nd A.D.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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