: "But of them [the Hekaterides (Hecaterides)] were born the divine Nymphai of the Mountains (Nymphai Oreiai) [i.e. Oread Nymphs] and the tribe of worthless, helpless Satyroi (Satyrs)."III. ALCMAN ON NYMPHSThe poet Alkman--whose works are no longer extant--describes three types of...
Bacchus and Ceres with Nymphs and SatyrsSebastien Bourdon
The eldest of these were daughters of the five Daktyloi (Dactyls) and five Hekaterides (Hecaterides). Subsequent generations were descended from these elder Oreiades and their brother Satyroi (Satyrs). N.B. In ancient Greece most of the forests were located on the slopes of the rugged ...
Bacchus and Ceres with Nymphs and SatyrsRicciSebastiano
Hymn. in Aphrod. 262); with Dionysus (Orph. Hymn. 52; Horat. Carm. i. 1. 31, ii. 19. 3); with Pan, the Seileni and Satyrs, whom they join in their Bacchic revels and dances.Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.ALTERNATE NAMES & SUBTYPES...