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GYGAIE

Greek Name

Γυγαιη

Transliteration

Gygaiê

Latin Spelling

Gyge

Translation

Lake Gyge

GYGAIE (Gyge) was a lake-god or goddess of Lydia in Anatolia (modern Turkey).

Lake Gygaie was located near the city of Sardeis in Lydia. The most important neighbouring river was the Hermos to the south.

PARENTS

Presumably OKEANOS & TETHYS

OFFSPRING

TALAIMENES, HYDE (Homer Iliad 2.865, 20.384)

CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES

Homer, Iliad 2. 865 ff (trans. Lattimore) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) :
"Mesthles and Antiphos were leaders of the Maionians (Maeonians) [Lydians], sons of Talaimenes (Talaemenes), who was born of lake Gygaie : these led the Maionian men whose home was beneath Mount Tmolos (Tmolus)."

Homer, Iliad 20. 383 ff :
"Iphition the great son of Otrynteus . . . born of a Naias Nymphe (Naiad Nymph) to Otrynteus, sacker of cities, under the snows of Tmolos (Tmolus) in the rich countryside of Hyde . . . [his] generation was of the lake waters of Gygaie, where is the allotted land of your fathers by fish-swarming Hyllos (Hyllus) and the whirling waters of Hermos (Hermus)."