Protomedeia

Greek deities
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Water deities
Water nymphs

In Greek mythology, Protomedea or Protomedia (Ancient Greek: Πρωτομέδεια Prôtomedeia) was one of the 50 Nereids, marine-nymph daughters of the sea god Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.[1] Her name means 'the first ruleress'[2] or 'first queen, first counsel'.[3]

  1. ^ Hesiod, Theogony 249
  2. ^ Kerényi, Carl (1951). The Gods of the Greeks. London: Thames and Hudson. p. 64.
  3. ^ Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 282. ISBN 9780786471119.