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melinoë (Μηλινόη) | a chthonic nymph or goddess propitiated as a bringer of nightmares and madness. melinoë has characteristics that seem similar to hecate and the erinyes, and the name is sometimes thought to be an epithet of hecate. the terms in which melinoë is described are typical of moon goddesses in greek poetry. Goddess Of Nightmares, Melinoe Goddess Art, Melinoe Goddess Aesthetic, Chthonic Gods, Melinoe Goddess, Goddess Of Ghosts, Greek Poetry, Moon Goddesses, Luis Royo

melinoë (Μηλινόη) | a chthonic nymph or goddess propitiated as a bringer of nightmares and madness. melinoë has characteristics that seem similar to hecate and the erinyes, and the name is sometimes thought to be an epithet of hecate. the terms in which melinoë is described are typical of moon goddesses in greek poetry.

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Melinoe is the Greek goddess of ghosts, nightmares and funerary rites (often confused with Hecate and Angelos). She wanders the earth every night with a train of ghosts who scare anyone in their path. She is the daughter of Hades and Persephone. Melinoe became dissatisfied with Hades's rule over the Underworld and the fact she cannot haunt the mortals of the human world every day. She opted for Kronos to rule, as she was promised that she would be able to haunt people whenever she wanted to…

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