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In Greek mythology, the nymph daughters of the Titan Oceanus (Ocean), were known collectively as the Oceanids. Four ancient sources give lists of names of Oceanids. The oldest, and longest such list, given by the late 8th–early 7th century BC Greek poet Hesiod, names 41 Oceanids. [1]
Eurynome and Thetis nursed the god Hephaestus on the banks of the earth-encircling river Oceanus, after his fall from heaven. [3] Charis, Eurynome's daughter, later became Hephaestus' bride. [4] Eurynome is closely identified with another Eurynome, Queen of the Titans. This Eurynome was an early Titan queen who ruled Olympus beside her husband ...
According to the 6th century BC mythographer Acusilaus, Hesione (/ h ɪ ˈ s aɪ. ə n iː /; Ancient Greek: Ἡσιονη) was the daughter of Oceanus, the wife of Prometheus and the mother of Deucalion. [1] That she was a daughter of Oceanus and wife of Prometheus, was also repeated in Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound. [2]
Clymene is the daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. [4] [5] [6] She married her uncle Iapetus and became by him the mother of Prometheus, Epimetheus, Atlas and Menoetius. [7] Other authors relate the same of her sister Asia. [8] A less common genealogy makes Clymene the wife of Prometheus and the mother of Deucalion by him. [9]
'destroyer') is one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. [1] [2] [3] Her name was also spelled as Persa, Perseide, Persea [4] or Perseis (Περσηίς, Persēís). [5] Perse married Helios, the god of the sun, and bore him several children, most notably the sorceress-goddess Circe.
Pleione was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys who were the Titan God and Goddess of bodies of water. [3] Pleione was mother to seven daughters, known as the Pleiades. Their names were: Maia, Electra, Taygete, Alcyone, Celaeno, Sterope and Merope. [3] She is often said to be the mother of Calypso with Atlas as well. [4]
In Greek mythology, Ianthe (Ancient Greek: Ἰάνθη Ianthê) or Janthe [1] was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Her name means "she who delights", [ 5 ] or probably from ianthên (heat) or ianthos (violet).
Daeira was a daughter of the Titan Oceanus [2] possibly by his sister-wife Tethys, thus one of the 3,000 Oceanids. [3] Others called her simply as the sister of Styx [4] (also an Oceanid). By Hermes, Daira became the mother of Eleusis, [2] eponym of the town of Eleusis. Otherwise, their son was called the child of Ogygus, the primeval king of ...