Hylas and the Nymphs by John William Waterhouse, 1896

In Greek mythology, Praxithea (Greek ???) was a Naiad Nymph daughter of ??? and of ???. John William Waterhouse (British, 1849-1917) Hylas and the Nymphs The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with copyright terms of life of the author plus 70 years or less. ... John William Waterhouse (British, 1849-1917) Hylas and the Nymphs The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with copyright terms of life of the author plus 70 years or less. ... Two Argonauts before a hunt. ... Hylas and the Nymphs by John William Waterhouse In Greek mythology, a nymph is any member of a large class of female nature entities, sometimes bound to a particular location or landform. ... Magic Circle (1886) A Hamadryad The Lady of Shalott Hylas and the Nymphs Ophelia John William Waterhouse (April 6, 1849 – February 10, 1917) was a British neo-classical and Pre-Raphaelite painter most famous for his paintings of female characters from mythology and literature. ... Perseus with the head of Medusa. ... Naiad by John William Waterhouse, 1893 In Greek mythology, the Naiads (from the Greek νάειν, to flow, and νἃμα, running water) were a type of nymph who presided over fountains, wells, springs, streams, and brooks, as river gods embodied rivers, and some very ancient spirits inhabited the still waters of marshes, ponds... Hylas and the Nymphs by John William Waterhouse In Greek mythology, a nymph is any member of a large class of female nature entities, sometimes bound to a particular location or landform. ...

According to Apollodorus Praxithea married Erichthonius of Athens and by him had a son named Pandion I. Apollodorus was a popular name in the ancient world. ... King Erichthonius (also called Erechtheus I) was, according to some legends, autochthonous (born of the soil), and in other accounts he was the son of Hephaestus and Gaia or Athena or Atthis. ... Pandion I was son and heir to Erichthonius of Athens and the father of Erechtheus, Butes, Cecrops II, Procne, and Philomela by Zeuxippe. ...

References

• Apollodorus, 1921. Apollodorus, The Library (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)
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Apollodorus was a popular name in the ancient world. ...

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