Oceanid

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Greek deities
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Nymphs

In Greek and Roman mythology, the Oceanids were the three thousand children of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. Each of these nymphs was the patron of a particular spring, river, ocean, lake, pond, pasture, flower or cloud.

[edit] List of Oceanids

  1. Achelous
  2. Acheron
  3. Admete
  4. Alpheus
  5. Amaltheia
  6. Amphitrite - Usually counted as a goddess of the sea
  7. Asia - Nymph of the Asian region, sister to Europe
  8. Asopus
  9. Bolbe - Nymph of the City of Beirut
  10. Callirrhoe
  11. Catillus
  12. Cebren
  13. Cephissus
  14. Circe
  15. Clitunno (Roman mythology)
  16. Clytie
  17. Clymene - Mother of Prometheus
  18. Crinisus
  19. Dione
  20. Doris - Oceanid of "pure water", wife of the sea god Nereus
  21. Eidyia
  22. Electra
  23. Enipeus
  24. Eurynome
  25. Ianthe - Nephele of violet rain clouds or violet flowers
  26. Inachus
  27. Lysithea
  28. Melia
  29. Meliboea
  30. Merope
  31. Nilus
  32. Peneus
  33. Perse
  34. Philyra
  35. Pleione - Mother of the Pleiades by Atlas a Nephele of rain bringing clouds.
  36. Plouto - Mother of Tantalus
  37. Rhode
  38. Scamander
  39. Styx - Oceanid of the river Styx that flowed nine times around Hades the only female river spirit
  40. Telesto
  41. Tiberinus (Roman mythology)
  42. Tibertus (Roman mythology)
  43. Tyche
  44. Volturnus (Roman mythology)
  45. Zeuxo

See also: Mermaid, Siren, Selkie