In classical Greek and Roman mythology, Abarbarea (Ancient Greek: Ἀβαρβαρέη) is the name of two nymphs:

Other writers do not mention this nymph, but Hesychius mentions "Abarbareai" (Ἀβαρβαρέαι) or "Abarbalaiai" (Ἀβαρβαλαια) as the name of a class of nymphs.[3][4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Homer, Iliad 6.21–23
  2. ↑ Nonnus, Dionysiaca 40.535 ff.
  3. ↑ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1870) by Various Authors, edited by William Smith
  4. ↑ Bell, Robert E. (1991). Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary. ABC-CLIO. p. 1. ISBN 9780874365818.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Abarbarea". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.

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