Galaxaura (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Galaxaura (Ancient Greek: Γαλαξαύρη Galaxaurê) was the 'lovely' Oceanid,[1] one of the 3,000 water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys.[2] Her name means "calm"[3] or "the charmer" or "like the refreshing coolness of a shady stream".[4] Along with her sisters, Galaxaura was one of the companions of Persephone when the daughter of Demeter was abducted by Hades.[1]

Notes

Homeric Hymn to Demeter 423
Hesiod, Theogony 353
Kerenyi, p. 41.
Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 155. ISBN 9780786471119.

References

Hesiod, Theogony from The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Homeric Hymns. Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
Kerényi, Carl, The Gods of the Greeks, Thames and Hudson, London, 1951.

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[:0-1] Homeric Hymn to Demeter 423

[2] Hesiod, Theogony 353

[3] Kerenyi, p. 41.

[:022-4] Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 155. ISBN 9780786471119.