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The Oceanids (The Naiads of the Sea), Gustave Doré, 1860s. 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]
In Greek mythology, the Oceanids or Oceanides (/ oʊ ˈ s iː ən ɪ d z, ˈ oʊ ʃ ə n ɪ d z / oh-SEE-ə-nidz, OH-shə-nidz; Ancient Greek: Ὠκεανίδες, romanized: Ōkeanídes, sg. Ὠκεανίς, Ōkeanís) are the nymphs who were the three thousand (a number interpreted as meaning "innumerable") daughters of the Titans Oceanus and ...
Pages in category "Oceanids" The following 98 pages are in this category, out of 98 total. ... Ceto (Greek myth) Chios (mythology) Chryseis (mythology)
Clytie (/ ˈ k l aɪ t i iː /; Ancient Greek: Κλυτίη, romanized: Klutíē) or Clytia (/ ˈ k l aɪ t i ə /; Ancient Greek: Κλυτία, romanized: Klutía, lit. 'renowned') is a water nymph, daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys in Greek mythology. She is thus one of the 3,000 Oceanid nymphs, and sister to the 3,000 Potamoi (the ...
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 ...
In Greek mythology, Asia (Ancient Greek: Ἀσία) was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In some accounts, her mother was called Pompholyge and sister of Libye . [ 4 ] [
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 .
In Greek mythology, Eidothea or Idothea (Ancient Greek: Εἰδοθέα) was the name of the following women: Idothea, a daughter of Oceanus and possibly Tethys, thus considered to be one of the Oceanids. Together with her sisters Adrasta and Althaea (Amalthea [1]), she was one of the nurses of young Zeus. [2]