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Pages in category "Sea and river goddesses" The following 93 pages are in this category, out of 93 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Doris, goddess of the sea's bounty and wife of Nereus. Dynamene sea nymph and daughter of Nereus, associated with the power and might of ocean waves. Eidothea, prophetic sea nymph and daughter of Proteus. Electra, an Oceanid, consort of Thaumas. Enipeus, a river god; Eurybia, goddess of the mastery of the seas. Galene (Γαλήνη), goddess of ...
Neptune and Salacia in a mosaic, Herculaneum, 1st c. AD Neptune and Amphitrite by Sebastiano Ricci, c. 1690. In ancient Roman mythology, Salacia (/ s ə ˈ l eɪ ʃ ə / sə-LAY-shə, Latin: [saˈɫaːkia]) was the female divinity of the sea, worshipped as the goddess of salt water who presided over the depths of the ocean. [1]
Sea and river goddesses (5 C, 97 P) Pages in category "Water goddesses" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total.
Iðunn the goddess of spring who guards the apples that keep the gods eternally young; wife of the god Bragi [4] Jörð, personification of the earth and the mother of Thor; Nerthus, goddess of the earth, called by the Romans Terra Mater; Njörð, god of the sea, fishing, and fertility; Rán, goddess of the sea, storms, and death
Amphitrite is the name of a genus of the worm family Terebellidae. In poetry, Amphitrite's name is often used for the sea, as a synonym of Thalassa. Seven ships of the Royal Navy were named HMS Amphitrite; Amphitrite (1802 ship), which wrecked in 1833 with heavy loss of life while transporting convicts to New South Wales
It is not known whether the name Nereus was known to Homer or not, but the name of the Nereids is attested before it, and can be found in the Iliad. [3] Since Nereus only has relevance as the father of the Nereids, it has been suggested that his name could actually be derived from that of his daughters; [4] while the derivation of the Nereids from Nereus, as a patronymic, has also been ...
16.3.5 Folk deities and spirits (yōkai, yūrei etc.) 16.3.6 Ryukyu. ... This is a list of goddesses, deities regarded as female or mostly feminine in gender. African ...