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In Greek mythology, the Crinaeae (/kraɪˈniːiː/; Ancient Greek: Κρηναῖαι, from Greek "κρήνη") were a type of Naiad nymphs associated with fountains or wells.[1]
The number of Crinaeae includes but is not limited to:
- Aganippe[2]
- Appias[3][4]
- Myrtoessa[5]
- The Sithnides (a group of nymphs associated with a fountain in Megara)[6]
- ^ Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 90. ISBN 9780786471119.
- ^ Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 9.29.3; Virgil, Eclogae 10.12
- ^ Ovid, Remedia Amoris 659; Ars Amatoria 1.81 & 3.451
- ^ Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. pp. 14, 90. ISBN 9780786471119.
- ^ Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 8.31.4
- ^ Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 1.40.1