Iache

Greek deities series
Primordial deities Titans and Olympians Chthonic deities Personified concepts
Water deities
Amphitrite Ceto Glaucus Nereus Oceanus Phorcys Pontus Poseidon Potamoi Proteus Tethys Thetis Triton
Nymphs
Alseid Anthousai Auloniad Aurae Crinaeae Daphnaie Dryads Eleionomae Epimeliads Hamadryads Hesperides Hyades Lampads Leimakids Limnades Meliae Melinoë Naiads Napaeae Nephele Nereids Oceanids Oreads Pegaeae Pegasides Pleiades Potamides

In Greek mythology, Iache (Ancient Greek: Ἰάχη Iakhê means 'cry, shout, shriek'^[1]) was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys.^[1]^[2]

Mythology

Along with her sisters, Iache was one of the companions of Persephone when the daughter of Demeter was abducted by Hades.^[2]

Notes

1 2 Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 187. ISBN 9780786471119.
1 2 Homeric Hymn to Demeter 419

References

The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Homeric Hymns. Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.

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