Lilaea

For the plant, see Lilaea (plant)

In Greek mythology, Lilaea /ˌlˈlə/ was a Naiad of a spring of the same name, daughter of the river god Cephissus.[1][2]

The town of Lilaea in Phocis and the asteroid 213 Lilaea are named after her.

References

  1. Pausanias, Description of Greece, 10. 32. 4
  2. See also Homeric Hymn 3 to Pythian Apollo, 239