InGreek mythology, theIonides^{[pronunciation?]} (Ancient Greek: Ἰωνίδες) were a sisterhood of waternymphs. Their individual names wereCalliphaea,Synallasis (or Synallaxis),Pegaea andIasis.

The Ionides dwelt atElis, where they had a sanctuary near a spring flowing into RiverCytherus, and were said to have the power to cure various diseases. Their surname was thought to have come from the name of Ion, son of Gargettus.^[1]

• Pausanias,Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918.ISBN 0-674-99328-4.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
• Pausanias,Graeciae Descriptio.3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

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