Nephele
| Nephele | |
|---|---|
Cloud Goddess of hospitality, generosity, loyalty, peace and shyness | |
| Member of the Athamantian Royal House | |
Punishment of Ixion Nephele sitting at Mercury's feet. Roman fresco in the House of the Vettii Pompeii | |
| Abode | Thessaly, then Boeotia |
| Parents | (a) Formed of a cloud by Zeus (b) Oceanus and/or Tethys (c) Aether |
| Consort | (i) Ixion (ii) Athamas |
| Offspring | (i) Centaurs or Centaurus or Imbrus (ii) Phrixus and Helle |
In Greek and Roman mythology, Nephele (/ˈnɛfəliː/; Ancient Greek: Νεφέλη, romanized: Nephélē, lit. 'cloud, mass of clouds'; corresponding to Latin nebula) is the name of two figures associated with clouds, sometimes confused with each other, who figures respectively in the stories of Ixion and in the story of Phrixus and Helle.