god
Nereides
the Nereids
also: Nereids, sea-nymphs
The sea-nymph daughters of Nereus, with whom Cassiepeia dared to contend in beauty; in the Aratea they impose her punishment of setting head-downward in the sky.
Reading notes
- Aratea (Translation of Aratus' Phaenomena) §The Risings and Settings of the Signs This punishment the kindly Nereids lay upon her
Cassiepeia's punishment: for daring to rival the Nereids (the sea-nymph daughters of Nereus) in beauty, her constellation is condemned to set head-downward, ignominiously, each night.