Dynamene Explained

In Greek mythology, Dynamene (; grc|Δυναμένη "the bringer"^[1]) was a Nereid or sea-nymph, one of the 50 daughters of the "Old Man of the Sea" Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.^{[2] [3]} Her name, a participle, means "she who can, the capable one."^[4] She, along with her sister Pherusa, was associated with the might and power of great ocean swells. Dynamene had the ability to appear and disappear rapidly.^[1] Some variations of her name were Dyomene^[5] and Dinamene^[6]

Mythology

In Homer's Iliad, Dynamene and her other sisters appear to Thetis when she cries out in sympathy for the grief of Achilles at the slaying of his friend Patroclus.^{[7] [8]}

References

• Book: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. 2013. 9780786471119.
• Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• 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.
• Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. . Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Kerényi, Carl, The Gods of the Greeks, Thames and Hudson, London, 1951.

Notes and References

1. Bane, p. 117
2. Book: [[Kerényi]], Carl. The Gods of the Greeks. Thames and Hudson. 1951. London. 64.
3. [Homer]
4. Hesiod. Theogony ll. 240-264. Retrieved 4 October 2020
5. [Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]
6. Hyginus, Fabulae Preface (Latin ed. Scheffero)
7. Homer, Iliad 18.39-51
8. Lempriere, John. Bibliotheca classica; or, A classical dictionary, p. 257