Dexamene_(mythology)

Dexamene (mythology)

Dexamene (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Dexamene (Ancient Greek: Δεξαμένη means 'strength of the right hand' or 'powerful one'[1]) was one of the 50 Nereids, sea-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.[1][2]

Mythology

Dexamene and her other sisters appeared to Thetis when she cries out in sympathy for the grief of Achilles for his slain friend Patroclus.[3]

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  1. [1]
    Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 104. ISBN 9780786471119.
  2. [2]
    Homer, Iliad 18.44; Hyginus, Fabulae Preface
  3. [3]
    Homer, Iliad 18.39-51

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