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Greek deities
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Water deities
Water nymphs

In Greek mythology, Protomedea or Protomedia (Ancient Greek: Πρωτομέδεια Prôtomedeia) was one of the 50 Nereids, marine-nymph daughters of the sea god Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. Her name means 'the first ruleress' or 'first queen, first counsel'.

Notes

  1. Hesiod, Theogony 249
  2. Kerényi, Carl (1951). The Gods of the Greeks. London: Thames and Hudson. p. 64.
  3. Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 282. ISBN 9780786471119.

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