The photograph of the water baby and her mother came as a ray of light among the pictures of the Derwent floods (Evening Press, March 10).

In 'crossword mode' I tried to think of an appropriate girl's name and came up with Camilla, a warrior maiden whose exploits appear at the end of Virgil's 'Aeneid'.

When she was a baby her father Metabus, fleeing with her from enemies, came to the flooded river Amasenus.

He tied Camilla to his spear and threw it and baby to the opposite bank, vowing that if the infant survived he would dedicate her to the service of the goddess Diana.

I am no scholar, the information came from a reference crib to Greek and Roman mythology.

It seems odd that the names Diana and Camilla have both survived, but currently have stronger links with the royals than ancient legend.

Vera McHugh,

Aspin Oval,

Knaresborough.

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