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[edit]

Psamathe has a moon named after her.

References[edit]

  1. ^ In Euripides' tragedy Helen, Psamathe is married to king Proteus of Egypt.
  2. ^ Ovid. Metamorphoses, XI, 398.
  3. ^ Ovid Illustrated: The Renaissance Reception of Ovid in Image and Text.