Apseudes is listed among the fifty daughters of Nereus, the 'Old Man of the Sea,' and the Oceanid Doris. As a member of this collective, her origin is genealogical: she belongs to the Nereid tribe that personifies aspects of the sea and serves as a retinue of marine nymphs associated with greater sea deities. The supplied sources attest her presence in classical name-lists (notably Hyginus's enumeration of the Nereids) and modern summaries of the Nereid roster; they do not provide an independent narrative or myth in which she acts as a distinct protagonist.
No individualized physical description of Apseudes is given in the sources. As a Nereid she would be conventionally conceived as a female sea-nymph or marine spirit within Greek portrayals of Nereids, but the sources contain no unique iconography, attributes, or bodily details specific to Apseudes herself.
The sources do not ascribe particular powers or deeds to Apseudes beyond what is typical for Nereids as a group: Nereids are sea-nymphs who commonly accompany Poseidon and may act as friendly or helpful spirits to sailors. Apseudes's name is glossed in the sources as 'truthful' or 'she who never lies,' an attested lexical meaning that links her nominal identity to veracity; however, no narratives or episodes document active truth-telling, prophetic roles, or counsel performed by Apseudes specifically. Her significance in the record is primarily nominal and genealogical.
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Acis and Galatea
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Actaeon
A mortal hunter of Greek myth who, in multiple traditions, is transformed into a stag and torn apart by his own hounds after transgressing the goddess Artemis. He functions as a mythic exemplar about proper deference to divine boundaries and, in some locales, became the focus of cultic rites and memorials.
Aesepus
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Aethra
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Aganippe (naiad)
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Alegenor
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Alexander (name / epithet)
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Alexida
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Alpheus
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Amalthea
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Amnisiades
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Amphictyon
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- [1]Nereids (Wikipedia). Wikipedia, 'Nereids' entry — general description of the Nereids as fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris who often accompany Poseidon and can be helpful to sailors.wiki
- [2]Apseudes (mythology) (Wikipedia). Wikipedia, 'Apseudes' entry — lists Apseudes among the fifty Nereids and glosses the Ancient Greek Ἀψευδής as 'truthful' or 'the shiner' and 'she who never lies.'wiki
- [3]LP0076 - II ARGONAUTS - Ino & Phrixus, from the Fables of Hyginus (archive). Archive reproduction including Hyginus's list of Nereids, which names Apseudes among the daughters of Nereus and Doris.literary
- [4]Wikidata: Apseudes. Wikidata entry for Apseudes, linking the mythological name to structured data records (name, identifiers).other
- [5]Nemertes (mythology) (Wikipedia). Wikipedia, 'Nemertes' entry — cited as a parallel Nereid whose name is glossed 'the unerring' or 'truthful,' used in sources to illustrate name-meaning parallels among Nereids.wiki
- [6]Panarthropoda. Apseudes. Cepon elegans. (archive). Archive material showing modern zoological use of 'Apseudes' as a genus name in crustacean taxonomy; noted as a homonymous, non-mythological usage.other