oceanid

• Nome próprio da mitologia grega que designa uma ninfa marinha, filha dos titãs Oceano e Tétis.

A proper noun from Greek mythology referring to a sea nymph who was a daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.

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1. Sea nymph in Greek mythologyC2formal

   A sea nymph, one of the three thousand daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, who personified various aspects of the sea.

   Oceânide

   • The Oceanids were often depicted as beautiful maidens accompanying Poseidon.
   • In ancient myths, an Oceanid could calm the waves or stir up storms.
   • The poet Hesiod described the Oceanids as guardians of the deep sea.