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Murtwessa
Myrtôessa
Myrtle & Fleece
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MYRTOESSA was the Naiad Nymph of a well in the town of Megalopolis, Arkadia.
ENCYCLOPEDIA
MYRTOESSA (Murtôessa), the nymph of a well of the same name in Arcadia; she was represented at Megalopolis along with Archiroe, Hagno, Anthracia and Nais. (Paus. viii. 31. § 2.)
Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
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"[At Megalopolis in the enclosure of Demeter and Persephone:] The table also has a representation of Nymphai, Neda carrying the infant Zeus and another Arkadian Nymphe Anthrakia holding a torch, and Hagno with a water-jar in one hand and a drinking cup in the other; Ankhiroe and Myrtoessa are carrying water-jars and in fact water is pouring down from them." - Pausanias, Guide to Greece 8.31.4
Sources:
- Pausanias, Guide to Greece - Greek Geography C2nd AD
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