Psamathe (Nereid)
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Psamathe (Greek: Ψάμαθη, from ψάμαθος "sand of the sea-shore") was a Nereid in Greek mythology, i.e., one of the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris. The goddess of sand beaches, Psamathe was the wife of Proteus[1] and the mother of Phocus by Aeacus.[2]
Some translations of Ovid have the name as Psamanthe.[3]
In modern times
Psamathe has a moon named after her.
In the Starbomb song "God of No More", the god of sand is among the deities killed by Kratos in his purging of the last gods of Olympus.
References
- ↑ In Euripides' tragedy Helen, Psamathe is married to king Proteus of Egypt.
- ↑ Ovid. Metamorphoses, XI, 398.
- ↑ Ovid Illustrated: The Renaissance Reception of Ovid in Image and Text.