In Greek mythology, Galaxaura (Ancient Greek: Γαλαξαύρη Galaxaurê) was the 'lovely' Oceanid,Homeric Hymn to Demeter 423 one of the 3,000 water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys.Hesiod, Theogony 353 Her name means "calm"Kerenyi, p. 41. or "the charmer" or "like the refreshing coolness of a shady stream". Along with her sisters, Galaxaura was one of the companions of Persephone when the daughter of Demeter was abducted by Hades.
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References 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. The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Homeric Hymns. 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.