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Kymopoleia (also spelt Cymopoleia) is a Sea Nymph and the Goddess of the violent sea currents and waves during storms. She was mentioned only in


Hesiod's Theogony.

Genealogy and Family[]

Kymopoleia is a daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite and the wife of the Hecatonchiere, Briareus, with whom she had a daughter, Oiolyka.

Role[]

She is probably the goddess of the violent storm waves generated by her husband.

Trivia[]

Her name means "wave-ranging"

The Greek spelling of her name is Κυμοπόλεια.

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