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Nymphs in Greek poetry

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Divine figures associated with natural places in Greek poetry, such as springs and groves.

Hermes leading three nymphs, with the river god Acheloös, on a marble relief of about 320–300 BCE; Met 25.78.59. Evidence for nymphs in Greek art and votive practice
Hermes leading three nymphs, with the river god Acheloös, on a marble relief of about 320–300 BCE; Met 25.78.59. Evidence for nymphs in Greek art and votive practiceThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fletcher Fund, 1925; 25.78.59 · CC0 · CC0License · Object record

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Divine figures associated with natural places in Greek poetry, such as springs and groves. [1]

ThemisThemisGreek goddess instructed in the Iliad to gather the gods for a meeting with Zeus.Glossary · Click to read the explanation’s summons in IliadIliadGreek epic attributed to Homer, narrating a phase of the Trojan War.Glossary · Click to read the explanation 20 includes nymphs alongside gods and rivers. The word identifies figures within Greek tradition, rather than the houris of Islamic conceptions. [1]

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  1. Iliad 20, first seven paragraphs; invocation of council through division of divine sides The specified scene, as detailed in the assembly study’s notes. Return to the text ↑

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