NEREIDS

:''For the moon of the planet Neptune, see Nereid (moon).''
:'''Callianassa' redirects here. For the shrimp genus, see ''Callianassa (genus).
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In Greek mythology, the 'Nereids' (''neer'-ee-eds'') are sea nymphs, the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris. They often accompany Poseidon and are always friendly and helpful towards sailors fighting perilous storms. They are particularly associated with the Aegean Sea, where they dwelt with their father in the depths within a silvery cave. The most notable of them is Thetis, wife of Peleus and mother of Achilles; Amphitrite, wife of Poseidon; and Galatea, love of the Cyclops Polyphemus.
In ''Iliad'' XVIII, when Thetis cries out in sympathy for the grief of Achilles for the slain Patroclus,
::(E.V. Rieu, translator)
In classical art they are frequently depicted riding an assortment of sea creatures — dolphins, sea monsters, and hippocampi.

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Names of the Nereids

References in popular culture

External links

Names of the Nereids

''This list is correlated from four sources. Apollodorus, Hesiod, Homer, and Hyginus. Because of this the total number of names goes beyond fifty.'' ^[1]
#Actaea
#Agave
#Amathia
#Amphinome
#Amphithoe
#Amphitrite
#Apseudes
#Arethusa
#Asia
#Autonoe
#Beroe
#Callianassa
#Callianira
#Calypso
#Ceto
#Clio
#Clymene
#Cranto
#Creneis
#Cydippe
#Cymo
#Cymatolege
#Cymodoce
#Cymothoe
#Deiopea
#Dero
#Dexamene
#Dione
#Doris
#Doto
#Drymo
#Dynamene
#Eione
#Ephyra
#Erato
#Eucrante
#Eudore
#Eulimene
#Eumolpe
#Eunice
#Eupompe
#Eurydice
#Evagore
#Evarne
#Galene
#Galatea
#Glauce
#Glauconome
#Halie
#Halimede
#Hipponoe
#Hippothoe
#Iaera
#Ianassa
#Ianira
#Ione
#Laomedia
#Leiagore
#Leucothoe
#Ligea
#Limnoria
#Lycorias
#Lysianassa
#Maera
#Melite
#Menippe
#Nausithoe
#Nemertes
#Neomeris
#Nesaea
#Neso
#Opis
#Orithyia
#Panopaea
#Panope
#Pasithea
#Pherusa
#Phyllodoce
#Plexaure
#Ploto
#Pontomedusa
#Pontoporia
#Poulunoe
#Pronoe
#Proto
#Protomedia
#Psamathe
#Sao
#Spio
#Thaleia
#Themisto
#Thetis
#Thoe
#Thoosa
In modern Greek folklore, the term "nereid" has come to be used of all nymphs, not merely nymphs of the sea.

References in popular culture

★ "Nereid" is featured in the Game Boy Advance game ''.

★ "Neried" is the name given to the god of destruction in the PlayStation and PSP game Tales of Eternia

★ "All Nereids Beware" is the first song on the album ''All's Well That Ends Well'' by the band Chiodos.

External links

★ Nereids in classical literature and art
1. http://www.maicar.com/GML/NEREIDS.html