Cymothoe

Cymothoe is listed in mythographic genealogies as one of the fifty daughters of Nereus (the 'Old Man of the Sea') and the Oceanid Doris. Sources that preserve Nereid lists (e.g., Hyginus' catalogue as transmitted in modern archives) enumerate her among the cohort of sea‑nymphs who personify aspects of the sea and serve as attendants in the marine divine household.

Classical literary and visual sources treat Cymothoe as a Nereid—a young female sea‑nymph—rather than providing a fixed physical portrait. Modern summaries gloss her name and epithets (one encyclopedic entry calls her 'cerulean' and associates her with 'gentle and quiet waves') and archaeological illustration attests to at least one mosaic depiction showing Cymothoe reclining on the serpentine tail of a sea‑god (an image catalogued in Theoi's gallery). Beyond these attestations, the supplied sources do not give a standardized, detailed bodily description.

Within the supplied corpus Cymothoe's demonstrable capacity is that of a Nereid: presence in the sea and the ability to act in maritime contexts. A referenced account in modern summaries credits her, alongside Triton, with helping Aeneas retrieve his ships after they were scattered by a storm (the Aeneid tradition). Genealogical and encyclopedic sources otherwise record her as a named member of the Nereid collective; no further independent powers, rites, or extended mythic agency are attested in the provided materials.