Cyane

== English == === Proper noun === Cyane (Greek mythology) A naiad who tried to prevent Hades from abducting Persephone, her playmate. == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Κυάνη (Kuánē). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈky.a.neː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃiː.a.ne] === Proper noun === Cyanē f sg (genitive Cyanēs); first declension (Greek mythology) A nymph, playmate of Proserpina A fountain in Syracuse A river near Syracuse which flows into the Anapus ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun (feminine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ē), singular only. ==== Descendants ==== Italian: Ciane === References === “Cyane”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Cyane”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly