- Auloniad
Refimprove date April 2009 Greek myth nymph The names of different species of nymph s varied according to their natural abodes. The Auloniad from the classical Greek valley, ravine was a nymph who could be found in mountain pastures and River valley vales , often in the company of Pan mythology Pan , the god of nature. Eurydice , for whom Orpheus traveled into dark Hades , was an Auloniad, and it was in the valley of the Thessalia n river Pineios River Thessaly Pineios where she met her death, indirectly, at the hands of Aristaeus . Aristaeus, son of the god Apollo and the nymph Cyrene mythology Cyrene , desired to ravish Eurydice. Either disgust or fear made the nymph run away from him without looking where she was going. Eurydice trod on a poisonous serpent and died. ref Virgil , Georgicon , 4. 453 ff ref References reflist External links http www.theoi.com Nymphe Dryades.html Theoi Project Dryades&Oreades Category Nymphs Category Greek mythology Greek deity stub af Auloniade es Aulon ade eu Auloniade fr Auloniades nl Auloniaden pt Aulon ade ... more details
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