KAMARINA
Greek Name
Καμαρινα
Transliteration
Kamarina
Latin Spelling
Camarina
Translation
Of Camarina (town)
KAMARINA (Camarina) was the Okeanid-nymph of the Greek colony of Kamarina in Sicily. She probably represented the town's water supply in the form of a spring or fountain.
PARENTS
OKEANOS (Pindar Olympian Ode 5)
CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES
Pindar, Olympian Ode 5 str1 - ant1 (trans. Conway) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.) :
"Daughter of Okeanos (Oceanus), pray you accept with a glad heart this song . . . for the crowns won at Olympia . . . He has raised up your city Kamarina (Camarina), the mother of his people."
SOURCES
GREEK
- Pindar, Odes - Greek Lyric C5th B.C.
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