Pegaeae
# Pegaeae

In Greek mythology, the Pegaeae (/pəˈdʒiːiː/; Ancient Greek: Πηγαῖαι) were a type of naiad that lived in springs. They were often considered great aunts of the river gods (Potamoi), thus establishing a mythological relationship between a river itself and its springs.

## List of Pegaeae

The number of Pegaeae included but was not limited to:

| Names | Notes |
| - | - |
| Group ||
| The Anigrides | daughters of the river god Anigros, were believed to cure skin diseases |
| The Corycian Nymphs | |
| • Coryceia | |
| • Cleodora | |
| • Daphnis | |
| • Melaina | |
| The Cyrtonian nymphs | local springs in the town of Cyrtones, Boeotia |
| The Deliades | daughters of Inopus, god of the river Inopus on the island of Delos |
| The Himerian Naiads | |
| The Inachides | daughters of the river god Inachus |
| • Io | |
| • Amymone | |
| • Philodice | |
| • Messeis | |
| • Hyperia | |
| The Ionides | |
| • Calliphaea | |
| • Iasis | |
| • Pegaea | |
| • Messeis | |
| • Synallaxis | |
| The Ithacian nymphs | dwelled in sacred caves on Ithaca |
| The Leibethrides | |
| • Libethrias | |
| • Petra | |
| The Mysian Naiads | dwelled in the spring of Pegae near the lake Askanios in Bithynia and were responsible for the kidnapping of Hylas |
| • Euneica | |
| • Malis | |
| • Nycheia | |
| The Ortygian nymphs | local springs of Syracuse, Sicily |
| The Rhyndacides | daughters of the river god Rhyndacus |
| The Spercheides | daughters of the river god Spercheus |
| Individuals: ||
| • Albunea | |
| • Alexirhoe | daughter of the river god Grenikos |
| • Archidemia | |
| • Arethusa | |
| • Castalia or Cassotis | |
| • Comaetho | daughter or wife of the river god Cydnus |
| • Cyane | |
| • Dirce | transformed into a spring (presumably into a nymph personifying it) after her death |
| • Gargaphie or Plataia | one of the daughters of the river god Asopus |
| • Hagno | one of the nurses of infant Zeus |
| • Ismene | |
| • Langia | |
| • Magea | |
| • Milichie | |
| • Metope | wife of Asopus |
| • Pegasis | daughter of the river god Grenikos |
| • Peirene | |
| • Pharmaceia | nymph of a poisonous spring in Attika and Orithyia's playmate |
| • Psanis | a local spring in Arcadia |
| • Salmacis | |
| • Strophia | a spring on Mount Cithaeron near Thebes; barely personified |
| • Telphousa | |
| • Temenitis | |
