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Ianassa (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Ianassa (Ancient Greek: Ἰάνασσα means 'wedded voice'[1]) or Janassa[2] was one of the 50 Nereids, marine-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.[3] She and her other sisters appear to Thetis when she cries out in sympathy for the grief of Achilles at the slaying of his friend Patroclus.[4]

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  1. ^ Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 187. ISBN 9780786471119.
  2. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae Preface (Latin ed. Scheffero)
  3. ^ Homer, Iliad 18.42
  4. ^ Homer, Iliad 18.39-51

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