In Greek mythology, Galaxaura (Ancient Greek: Γαλαξαύρη Galaxaurê) was the 'lovely' Oceanid,[1] one of the 3,000 water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys.[2] Her name means "calm"[3] or "the charmer" or "like the refreshing coolness of a shady stream".[4] Along with her sisters, Galaxaura was one of the companions of Persephone when the daughter of Demeter was abducted by Hades.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Homeric Hymn to Demeter 423
  2. Hesiod, Theogony 353
  3. Kerenyi, p. 41.
  4. Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 155. ISBN 9780786471119.

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