Cymodoce (mythology)

Greek deities
series
Water deities
Nymphs

In Greek mythology, Cymodoce (Ancient Greek: Κυμοδόκη, romanized: Kymodokê, lit. 'wave-gatherer')[1] is one of the 50 Nereids, sea-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.[2][3] She is briefly mentioned in Statius' Silvae.[4]

  1. ^ Kerényi, Carl (1951). The Gods of the Greeks. London: Thames and Hudson. p. 55.
  2. ^ Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 94. ISBN 9780786471119.
  3. ^ Homer, Iliad 18.39; Hesiod, Theogony 255; Hyginus, Fabulae Preface
  4. ^ Statius, Silvae 2.2.20