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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]
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
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
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
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
Abas (son of Poseidon) – Mythopedia Abas was a son of Poseidon and the Nereid Arethusa He was a king on the island of Euboea and gave his name to the Abantes tribe His grandson Elephenor led the Abantes during the Trojan War
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
Polyphemus – Mythopedia Polyphemus was a son of Poseidon and one of the feared Sicilian Cyclopes He was eventually blinded by Odysseus
Oceanids – Mythopedia The Oceanids were gentle water nymphs, the three thousand daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys Scattered across the world, their main responsibility was caring for the young