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Do you know what are they?
The Nereides were fifty beautiful sea nymphs said to dwell in a silvery cavern at the bottom of the Aegean Sea. These shape shifting goddesses had in their care the sea's rich bounty and individually they also represented various facets of the sea, from salty brine, to foam, sand, rocky shores, waves and currents. They were said to wear shawls while on land that if captured gave the holder dominion over them.
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For the moon of the planet Neptune, see Nereid (moon).
Callianassa redirects here. For the shrimp genus, see Callianassa (genus).
Cymothoe redirects here. For the butterfly genus, see Cymothoe (butterfly).
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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 are 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,
“ There gathered round her every goddess, every Nereid that was in the deep salt sea. Glauce was there and Thaleia and Cymodoce; Nesaea, Speio, Thoe and ox-eyed Halie; Cymothoe, Actaee and Limnoreia; Melite, Iaera, Amphithoe and Agaue; Doto, Proto, Pherusa and Dynamene; Dexamene, Amphinome and Callianeira; Doris, Panope and far-sung Galatea; Nemertes, Apseudes and Callianassa. Clymene came too, with Ianeira, Ianassa, Maera, Oreithuia, Amatheia of the lovely locks, and other Nereids of the salt sea depths. The silvery cave was full of nymphs. ”
(E.V. Rieu, translator)
In classical art they are frequently depicted riding an assortment of sea creatures — dolphins, sea monsters, and hippocampi.
[edit] 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.
[edit] References in popular culture
"Nereid" is featured in the Game Boy Advance game Golden Sun: The Lost Age.
"Nereid" 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.
"Nereids" are one of the playable humanoid races in the Playstation 2 game Soul Nomad & the World Eaters.
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