In Greek mythology, the Crinaeae (/kraɪˈniːiː/; Ancient Greek: Κρηναῖαι, from Greek "κρήνη") were a type of Naiad nymphs associated with fountains or wells.[1]

The number of Crinaeae includes but is not limited to:

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Notes

  1. ↑ Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 90. ISBN 9780786471119.
  2. ↑ Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 9.29.3; Virgil, Eclogae 10.12
  3. ↑ Ovid, Remedia Amoris 659; Ars Amatoria 1.81 & 3.451
  4. ↑ Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. pp. 14, 90. ISBN 9780786471119.
  5. ↑ Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 8.31.4
  6. ↑ Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 1.40.1

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