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Hylas

nature_spirit water Greek single tradition · 1

Hylas appears among the early personified nature songs, indicating a mythic figure linked to natural forces, possibly water or youth.

When

First attested
1500 BCE
Attested period
1800 – 2020
Historical notes
Grouped with Linus and Ialemus in references to “songs of the seasons”.

Relationships

co occurs with
Pierian Muses, Apollo, Dionysus, Demeter, Cybele, Orpheus, Musaeus, Eumolpus, Linus, Ialemus

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Mentioned by

Sources

encyclopedia (1)
  1. Ancient Greek Literature (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)
    peer reviewed

Source passages

“Such very ancient Greek songs of which mention is made may have belonged to this stage—as the songs of Linus, Ialemus and Hylas.”

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