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Nĕphĕlē

Meaning

  1. The wife of Athamas, mother of Phrixus and Helle

Nĕphĕlē, ēs,
I. f, = Νεφέλη.
I. The wife of Athamas, mother of Phrixus and Helle, Hyg. Fab. 1, sq.; cf. id. Astr. 2, 20.—
B. Derivv.
1. Nĕphĕlaeus, a, um, adj., Nephelæan: pecus, i. e. the ram that bore away Helle and Phrixus, Val. Fl. 1, 56. —
2. Nĕphĕlēĭas, ădis, f., the daughter of Nephele, Helle, Luc. 9, 956.—
3. Nĕphĕ-lēis, ĭdos, f., the daughter of Nephele, Helle, Ov. M. 11, 195.—
II. One of the companions of Diana, Ov. M. 3, 171.

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What does Nĕphĕlē mean in Latin?
Nĕphĕlē, means “The wife of Athamas, mother of Phrixus and Helle”.