doris

incontável · nome próprio

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.

• 🇵🇹Nome próprio referente à figura da mitologia grega, esposa de Nereu e mãe das nereidas, ou a uma pequena região da Grécia Antiga onde se falava o dialeto 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.

   🇵🇹Dóris

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.

   🇵🇹Dórida

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