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Polynoe

In Greek mythology, Polynoe or Poulynoe (Ancient Greek: Πουλυνόη, romanizedPoulynóē) was one of the 50 Nereids, marine-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.[1][2][3] Her name means 'giver of reason'[2] or 'richness of mind, thoughtful'.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Hesiod, Theogony 258
  2. ^ a b Kerényi, Carl (1951). The Gods of the Greeks. London: Thames and Hudson. p. 65.
  3. ^ a b Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 281. ISBN 9780786471119.

References

  • Hesiod, Theogony from The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
  • Kerényi, Carl, The Gods of the Greeks, Thames and Hudson, London, 1951.

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