concept
the Naiads
Naiads
also: Νηϊάδες, Naiad nymphs
Water-nymphs, daughters of Zeus, sacred to the misty cave above the harbor of Phorcys on Ithaca, where Odysseus used to offer them hecatombs and where Athena helps him hide the Phaeacians' gifts.
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §13.84 the nymphs who are called Naiads
Water-nymphs sacred to a cave above Ithaca's harbor, where Odysseus once offered hecatombs and now helps Athena hide his Phaeacian treasure.