doris

incontable · nombre propio

A proper noun referring to a figure from Greek mythology, the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids, or a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken.

• 🇪🇸Nombre propio referido a un personaje de la mitología griega, esposa de Nereo y madre de las nereidas, o a una pequeña región de la antigua Grecia donde se hablaba el dialecto dórico.

1. Mythological figure C1 formal

   In Greek mythology, the wife of the sea god Nereus and mother of the Nereids (sea nymphs).

   • Doris was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys.
   • The Nereids, including Thetis, were the daughters of Doris and Nereus.
   • Ancient texts describe Doris as a gentle sea goddess.

   🇪🇸Doris (mitología)

2. Historical region C1 formal

   A small region in ancient Greece, located in central Greece, known for being the homeland of the Dorian Greeks and the Doric dialect.

   • Doris was the traditional homeland of the Dorian tribes.
   • The Doric dialect was spoken in Doris and other parts of Greece.
   • Historians study Doris to understand the Dorian invasion.

   🇪🇸Dóride

• dorises plural form
• dorises' possessive plural form
• doris's possessive singular form