Nympholepsy

Nympholepsy was the belief of the ancient Greeks that individuals could be possessed by the nymphs. Individuals who considered themselves nympholepts would display a great religious devotion to the nymphs. An example is Archedemos of Thera, who built the sanctuary of the nymphs in the Vari Cave.^[1]

References

↑ Connor, W. R. (1988). "Seized by the Nymphs: Nympholepsy and Symbolic Expression in Classical Greece". Classical Antiquity. 7 (2): 155–189. JSTOR 25010886.

Further reading

Smith, Horace (2013). Amarynthus, the Nympholept: A Pastoral Drama, in Three Acts, With Other Poems. London: Forgotten Books. (Original work published 1821).
Larsson, Jennifer (2001). Greek Nymphs: Myth, Cult, Lore. New York City: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-802868-0.
Pache, Corinne Ondine (2011). A Moment's Ornament: The Poetics of Nympholepsy in Ancient Greece. New York City: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-533936-9.

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