Potamids

Potamids or potamids ( Greek  Ποταμηΐδες potamëides , also Ποταμίδες potamides , from Greek  ποταμός "river") are nymphs of rivers in Greek mythology . They are closely connected to the waters belonging to them. If a potamid dies, its river dries up.

literature

• Otto Höfer : Potamides . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 3.2, Leipzig 1909, column 2900 ( digitized version ).