Neda

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Neda is a nymph depicted holding a torch on a table at a temple in Megalopolis, alongside the nymphs Anthracia, Hagno, Anchiroe and Myrtoessa, and the young Zeus.

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When

First attested: 800 BCE
Attested period: -800 – 200
Historical notes: Attested in Greek mythology and described by Pausanias.

Relationships

co occurs with: Oenoe, Themis, Gaia, Zeus, Helios, Rhea
allied with: Hagno, Anchiroe, Myrtoessa, Anthracia, Amalthea, Adrasteia

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Sources

wikipedia (2)

Source passages

“Anthracia (Ancient Greek: Ἀνθρακία) was an Arcadian nymph. According to Pausanias, she was depicted holding a torch on a table at a temple in Megalopolis, alongside the nymphs Neda, Hagno, Anchiroe and Myrtoessa, and the young Zeus”
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“after Zeus's birth, the god is taken by the Arcadian nymph Neda to a hidden location in Crete, where he is reared by the nymph Adrasteia and fed the milk of Amalthea”
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