Neleides or Nelides (/ˈniːliɪdz/ NEEL-ee-idz; Ancient Greek: Nηλείδης; also Neleiades, Νηληιάδης, and Neleius), in the plural Neleidae (Ancient Greek: Νηλεῖδαι), was a patronymic of ancient Greece derived from Neleus, son of the Greek god Poseidon, and was used to refer to his descendants.[1] In literature, this name typically designated either Nestor, the son of Neleus, or Antilochus, his grandson.[2][3][4] One notable offshoot of this family line was the Alcmaeonidae.[5]
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edit- ^ Schmitz, Leonhard (1867). "Neleides". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 2. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 1150. Archived from the original on 2008-07-15.
- ^ Homer, Iliad viii. 100, xi. 617, x. 87, xxiii. 514
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses xii. 553
- ^ Herodotus, v. 65
- ^ Smith, Philip (1867). "Alcmaeonidae". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. pp. 105–106.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Neleides". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.