Eleionomae

The Eleionomae (/ɛliːˈɒnəmiː/; Ancient Greek: Ἐλειονόμαι) or Heleionomai (Ancient Greek: Ἑλειονομοι) were the naiads of the fresh-water marshes and wetlands in ancient Greek mythology.[1]

Greek deities series
Primordial deities Titans and Olympians Water deities Chthonic deities Personified concepts
Nymphs
Alseid Anthousai Auloniad Aurae Crinaeae Daphnaie Dryads Eleionomae Epimeliads Hamadryads Hesperides Hyades Lampads Leimakids Leuce Limnades Meliae Melinoë Minthe Naiads Napaeae Nephele Nereids Oceanids Oreads Pegaeae Pegasides Pleiades Potamides Semystra Thriae

Notes

Bane, s.v. Eleionomae, p. 122; Bell, s.v. Eleionomae, p. 179.

References

Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. ISBN 9780786471119. Google Books.
Bell, Robert E., Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dicitonary, ABC-Clio, 1991. Internet Archive.

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