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In Greek mythology, Electra (/ ɪ ˈ l ɛ k t r ə /; Ancient Greek: Ἠλέκτρα, romanized: Ēléktra, lit. 'amber') was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys.
Electra, also spelt Elektra ( / əˈlɛktrə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἠλέκτρα, romanized : Ēléktrā, lit. ' amber '; [ɛː.lék.traː] ), is one of the most popular mythological characters in tragedies. [2] . She is the main character in two Greek tragedies, Electra by Sophocles and Electra by Euripides.
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Electra was the wife of the sea god Thaumas and the mother of Iris and the Harpies. [18] . Other notable Oceanids include: Perseis, wife of the Titan sun god Helios and mother of Circe, and Aeetes the king of Colchis; [19] Idyia, wife of Aeetes and mother of Medea; [20] and Callirhoe, the wife of Chrysaor and mother of Geryon.
Amber ( êlektron) ELEKTRA (Electra) was the Okeanid-nymph wife of the sea-god Thaumas and the mother of Iris the Rainbow and the storm-wind Harpyiai (Harpies). Elektra was perhaps the cloud-nymph of the amber-trim, Greek êlektron, of storm-clouds illuminated by the beams of the returning sun.
Greek Legends and Myths. THE OCEANID ELECTRA IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY. The Oceanid Electra. Electra was the name given to one of the Oceanids, the nymph daughters of Oceanus. Electra would become famous as the wife of Thaumas, and as the mother of Iris and the Harpies. Electra was an Oceanid, one of the 3000 daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.
Ozomene may have been a secondary name for Electra, meaning "many-branches." The late 4th-early 5th century poet Nonnus gives Electra and Thaumas two children, Iris, and the river god Hydaspes.[6] Mythology. Along with her sisters, Electre was one of the companions of Persephone when the daughter of Demeter was abducted by Hades.[7] Notes
In Greek mythology, Electra ( /ɪˈlɛktrə/; Ancient Greek: Ἠλέκτρα, romanized : Ēléktra, lit. 'amber') was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys .
