.
Greek Mythology >> Nymphs >> Naiads >> Nymph of Parthenius (Nymphe Parthenia)

NYMPHE PARTHENIA

Greek Name

Νυμφη Παρθενια

Transliteration

Nymphê Parthenia

Latin Spelling

Nympha Parthenia

Translation

Nymph of Parthenius

THE "NYMPHE PARTHENIA" was an unnamed Naiad-nymph of the River Parthenios in Paphlagonia (north-central Anatolia). She was the mother of Kleitos (Cleitus), a minor ally of the Trojans in their war with the Greeks.

PARENTS

PARTHENIOS (Quintus Smyrnaeus 6.464)

OFFSPRING

KLEITOS (by Agamestor) (Quintus Smyrnaeus 6.464)

CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES

Quintus Smyrnaeus, Fall of Troy 6. 464 ff (trans. Way) (Greek epic C4th A.D.) :
"Agamestor's son Kleitos (Cleitus), a bright-haired Nymphe had given him birth beside [the river] Parthenios, whose quiet stream fleets smooth as oil through green lands, till it pours its shining ripples to the Euxine sea."

SOURCES

GREEK

BIBLIOGRAPHY

A complete bibliography of the translations quoted on this page.