In
Greek mythology, the Ionides (
Ancient Greek: Ἰωνίδες) were a sisterhood of water
nymphs. Their individual names were
Calliphaea In Greek mythology, Calliphaea (Ancient Greek: Καλλιφάεια ''Kalliphaeia'') was one of the Ionides nymphs whose spring waters were believed to cure diseases. She was an Elean naiad-daughter of the river-god Cytherus and sister to Synallasi ...
,
Synallasis (or Synallaxis),
Pegaea and
Iasis In Greek mythology, Iasis (Ancient Greek: Ἴασις means 'healing, remedy') was one of the Ionides Nymph, nymphs whose spring waters were believed to cure diseases. She was an Ancient Elis, Elean naiad-daughter of the Potamoi, river-god Cytherus ...
.
It is also the name of a family from the island of
Chios who settled in Britain in the early 19th century. Prominent members included the art collectors
Constantine Alexander Ionides
Constantine Alexander Ionides (14 May 1833 in Manchester – 29 June 1900 in Brighton, el, Κωνσταντίνος Αλέξανδρος Ιωνίδης) was a British art patron and collector, of Greek ancestry.
He was born in Britain on 14 Ma ...
, son, and
Alexander Constantine Ionides
Alexander Constantine Ionides ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Ιωνίδης), also known as Konstantinos Ioannou or Iplixis (; 1 September 1810 – 10 November 1890) was a British art patron and collector, of Greek ancestry.
Life
Alexander Cons ...
, father.
Mythology
The Ionides dwelt at
Elis, where they had a sanctuary near a spring flowing into River
Cytherus Cytherus or Kytheros ( grc, Κύθηρρος or Κύθηρος), also known as Cytherum or Kytheron (Κύθηρον), was one of the twelve cities of ancient Attica, and afterwards a deme. Pausanias (geographer), Pausanias states that the nymphs of ...
, and were said to have the power to cure various diseases. Their surname was thought to have come from the name of Ion, son of Gargettus.
[ Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'', 6. 22. 7]
Note
Naiads
References
*
Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918.
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library* Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio.'' ''3 vols''. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903.
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library
Elean mythology
Women in mythology
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