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Nana
Nana
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NANA was a Naiad Nymph of the Phrgyian River Saggarios. She was accidentally impregnated by an almond which fell into her lap from a tree which had from the genitals of Agdistis.
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| SAGGARIOS (Pausanias 7.17.8) |
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| ATTIS (Nana impregnated by an almond from the tree sprung from the severed genitals of Agdistis) (Pausanias 7.17.8) |
"The gods, fearing Agdistis, cut off the male organ. There grew up from it an almond-tree with its fruit ripe, and a daughter of the river Sangarios, they say, took the fruit and laid it in her bosom, when it at once disappeared, but she was with child. A boy [Attis] was born, and exposed, but was tended by a he-goat." - Pausanias, Guide to Greece 7.17.8
Sources:
- Pausanias, Guide to Greece - Greek Geography C2nd AD
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