Galaxy/The codex of Nonacris

Nonacris is an Arcadian nymph in Greek mythology, named by Pausanias as the wife of Lycaon and the eponym of the town Nonacris near the Styx waterfall in Arcadia.

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I.Mythology

Pausanias records that the Arcadian town Nonacris was named after the wife of Lycaon (Description of Greece 8.17.6).

The site lay near a high cliff from which the water called the Styx descends — a landmark the geographer saw in ruins on his visit.

AT A GLANCE

Greek nameNonakris (Νώνακρις)
Typenymph
Domainsnymph of Arcadia · wife of Lycaon · eponym of Nonacris
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