haliae

A generic term for the nymphs of the sea, the daughters of various marine deities. The best known among the haliae are the Nereides, the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris.

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Iconography

The haliae were depicted as beautiful maidens riding the backs of dolphins or sea-monsters.

References

Sources

  • Callimachus. Hymn to Artemis, 13.
  • Sophocles. Philoctetes, 1470.