Amphithoe (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Amphithoë (Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιθόη means 'she who moves swiftly around' or 'the shouter'[1]) was the Nereid of sea currents[1] and thus a daughter of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.[2][3] She was probably the same as Amphitrite.[4]

Mythology[]

Amphithoe and her other sisters appeared to Thetis when she cries out in sympathy for the grief of Achilles for his slain friend Patroclus.[5]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 27. ISBN 9780786471119.
  2. ^ Homer, Iliad 18.42
  3. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae Preface
  4. ^ These two accounts, Hesiod, Theogony 244 & 254 and Apollodorus, 1.2.7, did not mention any account regarding Amphithoe.
  5. ^ Homer, Iliad 18.39-51

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