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List of Gods : "Acis" - 6 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
"Acis"	Greek	According to Ovid (Metamorphoses I) a son of Faunus and Symaethis.
"Bacis"	Greek	Seems to have been originally only a common noun derived from to speak, and to have signified any prophet or speaker. In later times, however, Bacis was regarded as a proper noun, and the ancients distinguish several seers of this name. Greek
Nymph name "Galatea"	Greek	A sea-nymph, beloved by Polypheme, but herself in love with Acis. Acis was crushed under a huge rock by the jealous giant, and Galatea threw herself into the sea, where she joined her sister nymphs. Greek
Goddess name "Pacis"	Roman	An altar to Peace, envisioned as a Roman goddess.
"Salmacis"	Greek	A fountain of Caria, which rendered effeminate all those who bathed therein. It was in this fountain that Hermaphroditus changed his sex. Greek
Nymph name "Salmacis"	Greek	The nymph of the well Salmacis, near the mausoleum at Halicarnåśśus. The nymph fell in love with Hermaphroditos and tried to win his affections, but in vain. Greek

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