Nephele

Revision History

loadingDate    Editor    Change Summary
5/29/2020, 9:30 PM Mike C update #108
2/28/2019, 2:08 PM Mike C update #102
1/22/2019, 10:01 AM Mike C update #101
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM Mike C update #97
7/2/2017, 10:39 PM Mike C update #95
12/3/2014, 12:28 AM Mike C update #89
3/21/2014, 10:33 PM Mike C update #88
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM Mike C earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology
Scripts Νεφέλη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. NEH-PEH-LEH(Classical Greek) NEHF-ə-lee(English)

Meaning & History

From Greek νέφος (nephos) meaning "cloud". In Greek legend Nephele was created from a cloud by Zeus, who shaped the cloud to look like Hera in order to trick Ixion, a mortal who desired her. Nephele was the mother of the centaurs by Ixion, and was also the mother of Phrixus and Helle by Athamus.