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Oceanid of Greek mythology

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Philyra e Saturno, by Parmigianino, oil on panel, 16th century

In Greek mythology, Philyra or Phillyra (Ancient Greek: Φιλύρα, romanized: Philýra, lit. 'linden-tree'; pronounced /ˈfɪlərə/ or /fɪˈlaɪrə/, fih-LYE-rah or FIL-uh-ruh; or /fɪˈliːrə/, fee-LEE-rah) was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Philyra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.