Alseids
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The Alseids are grove nymphs in Greek mythology. Nymphs are divided into various broad subgroups based on their habitat. The Alseids are one such subgroup.
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When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 200
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Iliad and by Apollonius of Rhodes.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Naiads, Hyades, Heliades, Pleiades, Meliae, Oceanid, Oread, Hesperides, Nereids, Dryads
- aspect of
- nymphs
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Nymphs are divided into various broad subgroups based on their habitat, such as the Meliae (ash tree nymphs), the Dryads (oak tree nymphs), the Alseids (grove nymphs), the Naiads (spring nymphs), the Nereids (sea nymphs), the Oceanids (ocean nymphs), and the Oreads (mountain nymphs).”
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“In Greek mythology, Alseids (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλσηΐδες, romanized: Alsēḯdes) were nymphs who inhabited groves.”
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