In Greek mythology, Callianeira (The name is derived from kalli- (combining form of kallos, meaning "beauty") + aneira (related to aner, meaning "man" or "hero"), often translated poetically as "she who is fair" or associated with noble qualities.) was one of the 50 Nereids, sea-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.Homer, Iliad 18.44; Hyginus, Fabulae Preface
Mythology Callianeira and her other sisters appeared to Thetis when she cries out in sympathy for the grief of Achilles for his slain friend Patroclus.Homer, Iliad 18.39-51
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References Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project. Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. . Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.