The Nesoi were the goddesses of the islands in Greek folklore. Each island was believed to have its own personified divinity.
They were numbered among the Protogenoi*, the primordial gods.
According to Callimachus the Nesoi (Islands) were Ourea (Mountains) cast into the sea by Poseidon with his trident...
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In the Greek folklore the name Protogenoi (pl.; Gr. Πρωτογενοι, sing. Protogenos) means First Born or Primeval and are a group of beings who were born in the beginning of our universe. The Protogenoi are the first entities or beings that come into existence. They form the very fabric of our universe and as such are immortal.http://bit.ly/XYn4jv