Back نيفيله Arabic Nefela Azerbaijani নেফেলি Bengali/Bangla Nefele Breton Nèfele (nimfa) Catalan Nefelé Czech Nephele (Wolke) German Νεφέλη Greek Nefelo Esperanto Néfele Spanish
| Nephele | |
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Cloud Goddess of hospitality, generosity, loyalty, peace and shyness | |
| Member of the Athamantian Royal House | |
 Punishment of Ixion Nephele sitting at Mercury's feet. Roman fresco in the House of the Vettii Pompeii | |
| Abode | Thessaly, then Boeotia |
| Parents | (a) Formed of a cloud by Zeus (b) Oceanus and/or Tethys[citation needed] (c) Aether |
| Consort | (i) Ixion (ii) Athamas |
| Offspring | (i) Centaurs or Centaurus or Imbrus (ii) Phrixus and Helle |
In Greek and Roman mythology, Nephele (/ˈnɛfəliː/; Ancient Greek: Νεφέλη, romanized: Nephélē, lit. 'cloud, mass of clouds';[1] corresponding to Latin nebula) is a cloud nymph who figures prominently in the stories of Ixion and Phrixus and Helle.[2]
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