Sinoe (mythology) explained
In Greek mythology, Sinoe (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Σινόη|Sinóe|mischievous, pronounced as /grc-x-attic/, from sínos, σίνος) was an oread nymph of Mount Sinoe in Arcadia. She was one of the nurse to the infant god, Pan. The latter was then given the surname Sinóeis (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Σινόεις, in Greek, Ancient (to 1453); pronounced as /siˈno.eːs/) after her.[1] [2]
Note
- [Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]
- Book: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. 2013. 9780786471119. 306.
References
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.