Nephele

Nĕphĕlē, ēs, f.,

• I= Νεφέλη, 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., Nephelaean: 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.

Nephelē, ēs, f. (Νεφέλη), erste Gemahlin des Athamas, Mutter des Phrixus u. der Helle, die nach ihrem Tode als Wolkengöttin ihre Kinder, um sie der Verfolgung ihrer Stiefmutter Ino zu entziehen, auf einem Widder mit goldenem Vliese entrückte (vgl. Helle u. Phrixus), rein lat. Nebula, Hyg. fab. 1 sq.; vgl. Hyg. astr. 2, 20. – Dav.: A) Nephelaeus, a, um, nepheläisch, pecus, der Widder, der die Kinder der Nephele trug, Val. Flacc. 1, 56. – B) Nephelēias, adis, f., die Nephelëiade (Tochter der Nephele), Lucan. 9, 956. – C) Nephelēis, ēidos, f., die Nephelëide (Tochter der Nephele), Ov. met. 11, 195.

Nĕphĕlē, (16) ēs, f. (Νεφέλη), Néphélé [f. dʼAthamas, mère de Phryxus et dʼHellé] : Hyg. Fab. 1 ; c. Nebula || -læus, a, um, de Néphélé : Val. Flacc. 1, 56.

Ne'phele

(Νεφέλη).

1. The wife of the Thessalian king Athamas, by whom she became the mother of Phrixus and Helle. (Apollod. 1.9.1; comp. Athamas.)

Ne'phele

2. The wife of Ixion, by whom she became the mother of the Centaurs. [Centauri.] [L.S]

Nephĕlé

(Νεφάλη). Wife of Athamas and mother of Phrixus and Hellé. Hence Hellé is called by Ovid, Nepheleïs. See Athamas.

Nephele Nephele, wife of Athamas

• mother of Phrixus and Helle: Apollod. 1.8.6
• rescues Phrixus from the altar and gives him and Helle a ram with a golden fleece: Apollod. 1.8.6