Laomedeia (mythology) explained
In Greek mythology, Laomedeia or Laomedea (Ancient Greek: Λαομέδεια means 'ruleress of the people'[1] or 'counsel the people, mid-day, noon'[2]) was one of the 50 Nereids, marine-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.[3]
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.
Notes and References
- Book: [[Kerényi]], Carl. The Gods of the Greeks. Thames and Hudson. 1951. London. 65.
- Book: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. 2013. 9780786471119. 211.
- [Hesiod]