Psamathe (Nereid)
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Psamathe (Ancient Greek: Ψάμαθη, from ψάμαθος "sand of the sea-shore"[1]) 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[2] and the mother of Phocus by Aeacus.[3]
Some translations of Ovid have the name as Psamanthe.[4]
In modern times
Psamathe has a moon named after her.
References
- ^ Robert Graves. The Greek Myths (1960)
- ^ 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.