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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 ...
She mainly appears as a sea nymph, a goddess of water, and one of the 50 Nereids, daughters of the ancient sea god Nereus. [1] When described as a Nereid in Classical myths, Thetis was the daughter of Nereus and Doris, [2] and a granddaughter of Tethys with whom she sometimes shares characteristics. Often she seems to lead the Nereids as they ...
The name of a Nereid [34] Asterodia [35] Asterope [36] Beroe [37] The name of a Nereid [34] Callirhoe [38] Calypso The name of a Nereid; [39] "probably not" the same as the Calypso who was the lover of Odysseus [40] Camarina [41] Capheira [42] Cerceis Ceto [43] The name of a Nereid [39] Chryseis Clio [44] The name of a Nereid [34] and a muse ...
Halia or Halie (Ancient Greek: Ἁλίη or Ἁλία [1] Haliê means 'the dweller in the sea' [2] or 'the briney' [3]) is the name of the following characters in Greek mythology: Halie, the "ox-eyed" Nereid, [4] sea-nymph daughter of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.
Though most nymphs were considered to be minor deities, many Oceanids were significant figures. Metis, the personification of intelligence, was Zeus' first wife, whom Zeus impregnated with Athena and then swallowed. [7] The Oceanid Doris, like her mother Tethys, was an important sea-goddess. [8]
Actaea or Actea, [3] the Nereid of rocky shore. These 50 sea-nymphs are daughters of the "Old Man of the Sea" Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. [4] [5] Actaea and her other sisters appeared to Thetis when she cried out in sympathy for the grief of Achilles for his slain friend Patroclus. [6]
In Greek mythology, Thalia or Thaleia (/ ˈ θ eɪ l i ə / [1] or / θ ə ˈ l aɪ ə /; [2] Ancient Greek: Θάλεια Tháleia "the joyous, the abundance") was one of the fifty Nereids, marine-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. Her name was derived from θάλλειν thállein which means "to flourish ...
In Greek mythology, Dynamene (/ d ɪ ˈ n æ m ɪ n iː, d aɪ-/; Ancient Greek: Δυναμένη "the bringer" [1]) was a Nereid or sea-nymph, one of the 50 daughters of the "Old Man of the Sea" Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. [2] [3] Her name, a participle, means "she who can, the capable one."