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Nereids

deity water Greek corroborated · 10

Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #509 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.

↻ synthesized from 10 sources

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested in Greek mythology.

Relationships

serves
Lamia
co occurs with
Callirrhoe, Electra, samodiva, Gyurgya Samodiva, Dryads, Alseids, Naiads, Hyades, Heliades, undines, potamides, Eurynome (Queen of the Titans), Juno, Cybele, Boreas, Zephyrus, Jove, Amor, Hymen, Jealousy, Auster, Napaeae, Metis, Tyche, Rhodos, Europa, Asia, Idyia, Plouto, Ephyra, Andromeda, Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Phineus, sea‑monster, Scylla, Charybdis, Medusa, harpies, sphinxes, Echidna, Stheno, Euryale, Sirens, Amphitrite, Styx, Pleiades, Meliae, mermaids, Limnades, Oread, Hesperides, Cetus, Venus, Mercury, Triton, Pan, Chloris, Oceanid, Zeus, centaur, Chiron, Thetis, Ares, Poseidon, Achilles, Perseus, Athena, Gorgons
aspect of
nymphs
enemy of
Cassiopeia (by insult)
child of
Doris

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Mentioned by

and 19 more

Sources

wikipedia (8)
  1. Fairy Queen
  2. List of female monsters in literature
  3. Samodiva (folklore)
  4. Nymph
  5. Undine
  6. Andromède
  7. La Flora
  8. Oceanids
encyclopedia (2)
  1. Achilles (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)
    peer reviewed
  2. Andromeda (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)
    peer reviewed

Source passages

“The Nereids, oceanids”

#6882 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“This is a remnant from pre-Christian belief systems in the Balkans, similar to the Ancient Greek mythology's explanation of Nereids dancing in the winds.”

#7360 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Nymphs are divided into various broad subgroups based on their habitat, such as the Meliae (ash tree nymphs), the Dryads (oak tree nymphs), the Alseids (grove nymphs), the Naiads (spring nymphs), the Nereids (sea nymphs), the Oceanids (ocean nymphs), and the Oreads (mountain nymphs).”

#7583 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Act III: Perseus kills the monster; the Nereids promise to avenge it.”

#37955 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Tritons and Nereids remonstrate with Pan and sing the praises of Amor, Venus, and the Sun as they perform a dance. Act 4 The Napaeae and Nereids lament the ruination of the fields and forests and flee.”

#38037 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001