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Salmacis
Nymph in Greek mythology / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Salmacis (disambiguation).
Salmacis (Ancient Greek: Σαλμακίς) was an atypical Naiad nymph of Greek mythology. She rejected the ways of the virginal Greek goddess Artemis in favour of vanity and idleness.
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