Auloniad
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In Greek mythology, the Auloniads (/əˈloʊniæds/; αὐλωνιάδες, from the classical Greek αὐλωνιάς "of the glen",[1] also known as Napaeae) were nymphs of the mountain vales in which herds grazed. Together with Oreads and Limoniads, these nymphs were usually found in the company of Pan, the god of nature, rushing gaily and merrily over hills and valleys, through woods and meadows. A favorite and lovely nymph of the vales was Eurydice, who, being bitten by a snake, and dying in consequence, was mourned by all her sisters, and sung by Orpheus in touching melancholy strains.[2]
The word comes from the Orphic Hymns (51.7).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Macedo, Kölligan & Barbieri 2021, p. 51.
- ^ Murray 1895, p. 188.
- ^ Murr 1892, pp. 46–47, Note 12.
Sources
[edit]- Macedo, José Marcos; Kölligan, Daniel; Barbieri, Pedro (2021). Πολυώνυμοι - A Lexicon of the Divine Epithets in the Orphic Hymns (PDF). Würzburg: BoD – Books on Demand. doi:10.25972/WUP-978-3-95826-155-6. ISBN 978-3-95826-154-9.
- Murr, Joseph (1892). Die Gottheit der Griechen. Grundzüge eines einheitlichen Systems griechischer Götterlehre. Zugleich einleitender Theil zu des Verfassers "Pflanzenwelt in der griechischen Mythologie (in German). Wagner. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- Murray, Alexander S. (1895). Manual of mythology. Philadelphia: David McKay.
Further reading
[edit]- Ricciardelli, Gabriella, Inni Orfici, Fondazione Lorenzo Valla, 2000. ISBN 978-8-804-47661-0. pp. 134–135.
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