Electra (Oceanid)

For other uses, see Electra (Greek mythology).
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In Greek mythology, Electra (/ɪˈlɛktrə/; Ancient Greek: Ἠλέκτρα, romanized: Ēléktra, lit. 'amber') was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Hesiod, Theogony 349 & 362–366; Homeric Hymn to Demeter 5 & 418; Apollodorus,1.2.2
  2. ^ Kerényi, Carl (1951). The Gods of the Greeks. London: Thames and Hudson. p. 41.
  3. ^ Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 122. ISBN 9780786471119.