Psamathe’s Family Tree

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Family

• Doris(parent),Nereus(parent),Amphitrite(sibling),Galatea(sibling),Thetis(sibling)— Marriage

  Nereus and the Oceanid Doris produced fifty daughters, the Nereids. Among them, Thetis became Achilles's mother, Amphitrite married Poseidon as queen of the sea, Galatea was courted by the Cyclops Polyphemus, and Psamathe bore Phocus to Aeacus.

• Aeacus(spouse),Phocus(child)— Consort

  Aeacus fathered Phocus by the Nereid Psamathe, making Phocus a half-brother to Peleus and Telamon. His divine parentage and athletic prowess provoked jealousy that led to his murder at their hands.

Enemy of

• Peleus

  After Peleus and Telamon murdered her son Phocus, Psamathe sent a monstrous wolf to ravage Peleus's flocks in Thessaly. The beast was eventually turned to stone through divine intervention.

Member of

• Nereids

  The Nereids were fifty sea nymphs born to the Old Man of the Sea Nereus and the Oceanid Doris, dwelling in their father's golden palace beneath the Aegean and attending Poseidon's marine court.

Associated with

• Thetis

  Thetis, Psamathe's fellow Nereid, intervened when Psamathe sent a wolf to ravage Peleus's flocks. Thetis persuaded Psamathe to relent, and the wolf was turned to stone, sparing Peleus further harm.