Halimede (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Halimede or Alimede (The name is the combination of Hals (hals), the ancient Greek word for "sea" or "salt" and Medomai (medomai) / Medo (medo), Greek roots meaning "to think on," "to plan/counsel," or "to protect.") was the "rich-crowned" Nereid,Hesiod, Theogony 255. sea-nymph daughter of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.Bane, p. 172; Apollodorus, 1.2.7. Her name means 'the sea-goddess of good counsel'.Kerenyi, p. 65.

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References Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.

Hesiod, Theogony from The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website. Kerényi, Carl, The Gods of the Greeks, Thames and Hudson, London, 1951.