Callianassa (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Callianassa (Ancient Greek: Καλλιάνασσα Kallianassa means 'lovely queen' or 'beautiful queen'[1]) was one of the 50 Nereids, sea-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.[2][3]

Mythology

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Callianassa and her other sisters appeared to Thetis when she cries out in sympathy for the grief of Achilles for his slain friend Patroclus.[4]

Zoology

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The genus of mud shrimps Callianassa, as well as the Callianassidae family it belongs to, were named after the nereid.

Notes

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  1. ^ Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 74. ISBN 9780786471119.
  2. ^ Homer, Iliad 18.46; Hyginus, Fabulae Preface
  3. ^ Vollmer, Wilhelm. (1874). Wörterbuch der Mythologie. Stuttgart, p. 120.
  4. ^ Homer, Iliad 18.39-51

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