Psamathe (Nereid)
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Psamathe (Greek: Ψάμαθη, from ψάμαθος "sand of the sea-shore") was a Nereid in Greek mythology, i.e., one of the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris. The goddess of sand beaches, Psamathe was the wife of Proteus[1] and the mother of Phocus by Aeacus.[2]
Some translations of Ovid have the name as Psamanthe.[3]
In modern times
Psamathe has a moon named after her.
References
- ↑ In Euripides' tragedy Helen, Psamathe is married to king Proteus of Egypt.
- ↑ Ovid. Metamorphoses, XI, 398.
- ↑ Ovid Illustrated: The Renaissance Reception of Ovid in Image and Text.
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