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The various reference sources I have looked at describe Nephele as the mother of Phrixus and Helle (who apparently gave the Hellespont its name by drowning in it). The centaurs are explained as the offspring of Ixion and a cloud.
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Thanks for looking into this Mike.
Nephele was shaped by Zeus from a cloud formation (= "Nephele" in Greek)in the form of his wife Hera. The Centaurs were indeed her offspring with Ixion. Nephele eventually married king Athamas and gave birth to Phrixus and Helle. Some mythological accounts recount that these two different Nepheles, although the consensus is that we are talking about the same person.
A brief (and certainly not definitive) account of Nephele is given by:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/5545/beauties-nephele.html
Nephele was shaped by Zeus from a cloud formation (= "Nephele" in Greek)in the form of his wife Hera. The Centaurs were indeed her offspring with Ixion. Nephele eventually married king Athamas and gave birth to Phrixus and Helle. Some mythological accounts recount that these two different Nepheles, although the consensus is that we are talking about the same person.
A brief (and certainly not definitive) account of Nephele is given by:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/5545/beauties-nephele.html
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Thanks for looking into this Mike.
Nephele was shaped by Zeus from a cloud formation (= "Nephele" in Greek)in the form of his wife Hera. The Centaurs were indeed her offspring with Ixion. Nephele eventually married king Athamas and gave birth to Phrixus and Helle. Some mythological accounts recount that these two different Nepheles, although the consensus is that we are talking about the same person.
A brief (and certainly not definitive) account of Nephele is given by:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/5545/beauties-nephele.html
Nephele was shaped by Zeus from a cloud formation (= "Nephele" in Greek)in the form of his wife Hera. The Centaurs were indeed her offspring with Ixion. Nephele eventually married king Athamas and gave birth to Phrixus and Helle. Some mythological accounts recount that these two different Nepheles, although the consensus is that we are talking about the same person.
A brief (and certainly not definitive) account of Nephele is given by:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/5545/beauties-nephele.html
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Greetings! The name Nephele was given to me 31 years ago and I have yet to meet another with this name. Indeed it suits me and is a special name to have. Thank you mama Diane!
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(sniff, sniff) Did someone just bart?
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I beg your barton? I didnt quite grasp your banter, old fruit.
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Well, if I must...
Just as posting a response to the wrong message earns you a derisive "Bart Simpides!" from Nan, double-posting a message is a comparable blunder (but prob'ly means you need to find an ISP that won't blow you out so easily).
Being a person of unforgiving perfection, I have elected to refer to such slippages by the verb "to bart", with the understanding that whenever I blunder likewise, I'm probably a dead man...
Happy New Year to you and yours!
Just as posting a response to the wrong message earns you a derisive "Bart Simpides!" from Nan, double-posting a message is a comparable blunder (but prob'ly means you need to find an ISP that won't blow you out so easily).
Being a person of unforgiving perfection, I have elected to refer to such slippages by the verb "to bart", with the understanding that whenever I blunder likewise, I'm probably a dead man...
Happy New Year to you and yours!
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Ooops temporary lapse of synthetic-inductive reasoning!
Happy New Millennium to thou and thine too, old droog :)
Happy New Millennium to thou and thine too, old droog :)
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