oceanid
/oʊˈsiːənɪd/
noun
- In Greek mythology, a sea nymph or goddess who was one of the daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.
- The poet wrote about an oceanid who fell in love with a mortal fisherman.
- In ancient stories, an oceanid was a nymph who lived in the sea and protected sailors.
- Each oceanid was said to rule over a different part of the ocean or a freshwater spring.
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