NAIAD OF SATNIOIS (Naias Satnioeis) (original) (raw)

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Greek Name

Ναιας Σατνιοεις

Transliteration

Naias Satnioeis

Latin Spelling

Naiad Satnioeis

Translation

Naiad of Satniois (river)

THE "NAIAS SATNIOEIS" was an unnamed Naiad-nymph of the river Satniois in the Troad (north-western Anatolia). Her son Satnois fought with the Trojans in the war against the Greeks.

PARENTS

Presumably a daughter of the River SATNIOEIS

OFFSPRING

SATNIOS (by Enops) (Homer Iliad 14.440)

CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES

Homer, Iliad 14. 440 ff (trans. Lattimore) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) :
"Satnios [killed by Aias (Ajax) in the Trojan War], Enops' son, whom the perfect Nymphe Neis (Naiad Nymph) had borne once to Enops, as he tended his herds by Satnioeis Stream."