Nymphai Hyperboreioi in the context of "Laodice (Greek myth)"

⭐ In the context of Laodice (Greek myth), the Nymphai Hyperboreioi are specifically connected to which aspect of this figure’s story?

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⭐ Core Definition: Nymphai Hyperboreioi

Hyperborean maidens in Greek mythology include:

  • Hekaerge (Ancient Greek: Ἑκαέργη) represented distancing. A daughter of Boreas, and one of the Hyperborean maidens, who were believed to have introduced the worship of Artemis in Delos. (Callim. Hymn. in Del. 292; Paus. i. 43. § 4, v. 7. § 4; Herod. iv. 35.) The name Hecaerge signifies hitting at a distance; and it is not improbable that the story of the Hyperborean maiden may have arisen out of an attribute of Artemis, who bore the surname of Hecaerge. (Anton. Lib. 13.) Aphrodite had the same surname at Iulis in Cos. (Anton. Lib. 1.)
  • Loxo (Ancient Greek: Λοξώ) represented trajectory. A daughter of Boreas, one of the Hyperborean maidens, who brought the worship of Artemis to Delos, whence it is also used as a surname of Artemis herself. (Callim. Hymn. in Del. 292; Nonnus, Dionys. v. p. 168; comp. Spanheim, ad Callim. l. c.)
  • Oupis (Ancient Greek: Οὐπις) represented aim. A Hyperborean maiden, who together with Arge carried an offering, which had been vowed for the birth of Apollo and Artemis, to Eileithyia, at Delos. (Herod. iv. 35.)
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👉 Nymphai Hyperboreioi in the context of Laodice (Greek myth)

In Greek mythology, Laodice (/leɪˈɒdəˌsi/; Ancient Greek: Λαοδίκη, romanizedLaodíkē, lit.'justice of the people' [la.odíkɛː]) may refer to the following figures:

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Nymphai Hyperboreioi in the context of Upis (mythology)

In Greek and Roman mythology, Upis (Ancient Greek: Οὖπις, romanizedOûpis) or Opis (Ancient Greek: Ὦπις, romanizedÔpis) is a maiden from Hyperborea, a daughter of the wind-god Boreas. Upis along with her sisters descended from Hyperborea and went to the island of Delos, where they became handmaidens to the goddess Artemis.

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