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Lampades

torch-bearing Underworld nymphs

The Lampades are the nymphs of the Underworld in Greek Mythology. Companions of Hecate, the Greek titan goddess of Witchcraft and crossroads, they were a gift from Zeus for Hecate's loyalty in the Titanomachy.

They bear torches and accompany Hecate on her night-time travels and hauntings. Some accounts tell of how the light of the Lampades' torches has the power to drive one to madness.

Most known is Gorgyra (Orphne), a Lampad nymph of Hades and a mother of Ascalaphus.

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Sources

[1] "Hellenica"





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