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Potamides
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For the sea snail genus, see Potamides (gastropod).
Potamides (/ˌpoʊˈtæmɪˌdiːz/;[1] Ancient Greek: Ποταμίδες)[2] were a type of water nymph of Greco-Roman mythology. They were assigned to a class of nymphs of fresh water known as naiads and as such belonged to a category that presided over rivers and streams.[3]
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