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Nereids – Mythopedia The Nereids were the fifty daughters of the sea gods Nereus and Doris Numbered among the nymphs—female divinities who took the form of beautiful young women—the Nereids were widely regarded as kind and helpful sea deities The most famous among them were Amphitrite, Galatea, and Thetis
Thetis – Mythopedia Thetis, like her Nereid sisters, was a beautiful sea nymph She was honored as a goddess and was immortal Except for a brief period after her marriage to the mortal Peleus—during which she lived in Peleus’ palace in Phthia in northern Greece—Thetis lived with the other Nereids far below the waves, in the luxurious grotto of Nereus [3]
Amphitrite – Mythopedia Amphitrite was an enchanting nymph from the depths of the sea An important goddess in her own right, she became the wife and queen of Poseidon, one of the greatest gods of the Greek pantheon
Psamathe – Mythopedia Psamathe was a Nereid—one of the fifty sea nymphs born to the gods Nereus and Doris With her two consorts, Aeacus and Proteus, she had several children A famous shapeshifter, Psamathe once turned herself into a seal to avoid a suitor’s attentions, but to no avail
Naiads – Mythopedia The Nereid Amphitrite, for example, was the wife of Poseidon himself, the Olympian god of the sea; [55] the Oceanid Metis was the second wife of Zeus, king of the gods; [56] another Oceanid, Doris, married the Titan Oceanus and became the mother of the fifty Nereids [57] But most Naiads ranked lower in the divine hierarchy
Doris – Mythopedia Doris was a nymph, one of the three thousand Oceanids born to the Titans Oceanus and Tethys She married Nereus, the “Old Man of the Sea,” and gave birth to the fifty sea nymphs known as the Nereids
Eurynome – Mythopedia Eurynome was one of the three thousand Oceanids, daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys As one of Zeus’ many lovers, she became the mother of the Charites (also known as the “Graces”)
Nereus – Mythopedia Nereus, eldest son of Pontus and Gaia, was a Greek sea god and a much-revered “Old Man of the Sea ” With the Oceanid Doris he became the father of the fifty Nereids In one story, Heracles wrestled Nereus
Nymphs – Mythopedia The nymphs were minor divinities who took the form of beautiful young women They represented diverse aspects of nature, including water, mountains, trees, and even specific locales They were also frequently divided into subgroups (such as Dryads, Naiads, and Nereids) according to the type of environment they inhabited
Echidna – Mythopedia Echidna was a primeval female monster, usually represented as a woman from the waist up and a snake from the waist down She was said to have been the mother of some of the most fearsome monsters of Greek myth, including Cerberus, the Chimera, and the Hydra