In Greek mythology, Callianassa (Ancient Greek: Καλλιάνασσα Kallianassa means 'lovely queen' or 'beautiful queen'[1]) was one of the 50 Nereids, sea-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.[2][3]

Mythology

Callianassa and her other sisters appeared to Thetis when she cries out in sympathy for the grief of Achilles for his slain friend Patroclus.[4]

Zoology

The genus of mud shrimps Callianassa, as well as the Callianassidae family it belongs to, were named after the nereid.

Notes

  1. Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 74. ISBN 9780786471119.
  2. Homer, Iliad 18.46; Hyginus, Fabulae Preface
  3. Vollmer, Wilhelm. (1874). Wörterbuch der Mythologie. Stuttgart, p. 120.
  4. Homer, Iliad 18.39-51

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