
A painting depicting the servants of Hecate, probably Lampades.
The Lampades, also known as the Lampads, are the chthonic nymphs in Greek mythology.
In Greek mythology[]
Companions of Hecate, the Greek goddess of witchcraft and intersection, they were a blessing from Zeus for Hecate's devotion within the Titanomachy. They bear torchers and go with Hecate on her night-time voyages and hauntings. A few accounts tell of how the light of the Lampades' torches has the control to drive one to franticness. They too serve as handmaidens to other chthonic goddesses, such as Persephone/Proserpina. They had parties called Mysteries, and they cherished to play traps on individuals. A few indeed say that they driven travelers to their passing. Others say that they helped mortals.
The Lampades were likely the offspring of different chthonic deities, Daimones, underworld rivers, or Nyx.
Their Roman equivalent are nymphae Avernales.
Known Lampades[]
- Orphne, a lampad who lived with Hades and the wife of Acheron.
- Minthe, a lampad or Naiad who was the wife of Hades, until Persephone or Demeter turned her into the mint plant.
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Chthonic deities in Greek mythology | |
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Theoi Chthonioi | Angelos • Gaia • Hades • Hecate • The Lampades • Macaria • Melinoë • Persephone • Zagreus |
Erinyes (Furies) | Alecto • Megaera • Tisiphone |
Earthborn | Cyclopes • Gigantes • Hecatoncheires • Kouretes • Meliae • Telchines • Typhon |
Apotheothenai | Aecus • Amphiarus • Minos • Rhadamanthus • Trophonius • Triptolemus • Orpheus |
Geographic deities | Acheron • Alpheus • Eridanos • Erebus • Kokytos • Lethe • Mnemosyne • Phlegethon • Styx • Tartarus |
Other deities | Ascalaphus • Charon • Cerberus • Keuthonymos • Menoetes (son of Keuthonymos) • Nyx • Thanatos |