e/Nicaea (mythology)

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has gloss	eng: For other uses, see Nicaea Nicaea was a nymph, the daughter of the river-god Sangarius and Cybele. She was beloved by a shepherd, Hymnus, and killed him, but Eros took vengeance upon her, and Dionysus, who first intoxicated her, made her mother of Telete, whereupon she hanged herself. Dionysus called the town of Nicaea after her.
lexicalization	eng: Nicaea
instance of	(noun) (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water" nymph