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In Greek mythology, the Nereids or Nereides (/ ˈ n ɪər i ɪ d z / NEER-ee-idz; Ancient Greek: Νηρηΐδες, romanized: Nērēḯdes; sg. Νηρηΐς, Nērēḯs, also Νημερτές) are sea nymphs (female spirits of sea waters), the 50 daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris, sisters to their brother Nerites. [1]
In Greek mythology, Nereus (/ ˈ n ɪər i ə s / NEER-ee-əs; Ancient Greek: Νηρεύς, romanized: Nēreús) was the eldest son of Pontus (the Sea) and Gaia , with Pontus himself being a son of Gaia. Nereus and Doris became the parents of 50 daughters (the Nereids) and a son , with whom Nereus lived in the Aegean Sea. [1]
In Greek mythology, Erato (/ ˈ ɛr ə t oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Ἐρατώ, Eratō; 'desired, lovely') was the name of the following individuals. Erato, one of the 50 Nereids, sea-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. [1] Her name means 'the awakener of desire'. [2] Erato, one of the Greek Muses. [3]
In Greek mythology, Nerites (Greek: Νηρίτης, romanized: Nērítēs) was a minor sea deity, the son of "Old Man of the Sea" Nereus and the Oceanid Doris [1] and brother of the fifty Nereids (apparently their only male sibling). He was described as a young boy of stunning beauty.
Psamathe is among the Nereids fleeing from the couple. [1] In Greek mythology, Psamathe (Ancient Greek: Ψαμάθη) is a Nereid, one of the fifty daughters of the sea god Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. By Aeacus, the king of Aegina, she is the mother of a son, Phocus.
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In Greek mythology, Eumolpe (Ancient Greek: Εὐμόλπη means 'the fine singer') was one of the 50 Nereids, sea-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. [1] [2] She may be the same with Eupompe. [3]
In Greek mythology, Amphithoë (Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιθόη means 'she who moves swiftly around' or 'the shouter') [1] was the Nereid of sea currents [1] and thus a daughter of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. [2] [3] She was probably the same as Amphitrite. [4]