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Admete
Biographical Information
Also known as
Goddess of unwedded maidens
Physical information
Type of Nymph
Ôkeanis
Gender
Female
Family information
Family members
Zeuxo (Sister)
Other Information
Nymph Of
Naias Nymphe of a wild mountain stream

or

Nephele of wild clouds and rain


Admete an Okeanis whose name means "the unbroken" or "unwedded". She may have been the Naias Nymphe of a wild mountain stream, or the Nephele of wild clouds and rain. Admete was perhaps a goddess of unwedded maidens, her sister Zeuxo, representing the yoke of marriage.

Notes and References[]

  1. http://www.theoi.com/Nymphe/Okeanides.html
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