Thalia (Nereid)

In Greek mythology, Thalia or Thaleia (/ˈθeɪlɪə/ or /θəˈlaɪə/; Ancient Greek: Θάλεια Tháleia "the joyous, the abundance") was one of the fifty known Nereids, daughters of Nereus and Doris. She was mentioned as one of the 32 Nereids who gather on the coast of Troy from the depths of the sea to mourn with Thetis for the future death of her son Achilles in Homer's Iliad. Her name was derived from θάλλειν thállein which means "to flourish, to be green".

See also

• Thalia (Muse)
• Thalia (Grace)
• Thalia (nymph)

References

• Grimal, Pierre, The Dictionary of Classical Mythology, Wiley-Blackwell, 1996, ISBN 978-0-631-20102-1. "Thalia" 3. p. 442.
• 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.
• Smith, William; Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London (1873). "Thaleia" 2.