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Definition of Nereids

Nereids
Nereid Ne"re*id, n.; pl. E. Nereids, L. Nereides. [L. Nereis, -idis, gr. Nhrei:`s Nhrhi:`s, i:`dos, a daughter of Nereus, a nymph of the sea, fr. Nhrey`s Nereus, an ancient sea god; akin to nhro`s wet, Skr. n[=a]ra water, cf. Gr. na`ein to flow.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of Nereis. The word is sometimes used for similar annelids of other families.
Nereid
Nereid Ne"re*id, n.; pl. E. Nereids, L. Nereides. [L. Nereis, -idis, gr. Nhrei:`s Nhrhi:`s, i:`dos, a daughter of Nereus, a nymph of the sea, fr. Nhrey`s Nereus, an ancient sea god; akin to nhro`s wet, Skr. n[=a]ra water, cf. Gr. na`ein to flow.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of Nereis. The word is sometimes used for similar annelids of other families.

Meaning of Nereids from wikipedia

- In Gr**** mythology, the Nereids or Nereides (/ˈnɪəriɪdz/ NEER-ee-idz; Ancient Gr****: Νηρηΐδες, romanized: Nērēḯdes; sg. Νηρηΐς, Nērēḯs, also Νημερτές)...
- proposed the name in the report of his discovery. It is named after the Nereids, sea-nymphs of Gr**** mythology and attendants of the god Neptune. It was...
- Nereids Archived 2015-10-17 at the Wayback Machine British Museum page, ref GR 1848.10-20.81 (Sculpture 909) Robinson, Thurstan (1995), "The Nereid Monument...
- Look up Nereid, nereid, nereids, or spio in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A Nereid is a sea nymph in Gr**** mythology. Nereid or Nereids may also refer...
- Gauguin Tritons and Nereids, 1500 painting by Piero di Cosimo Other Triton and Nereid, two Moons of Neptune Triton (disambiguation) Nereid (disambiguation)...
- the name of the Nereids is attested before it, and can be found in the Iliad. Since Nereus only has relevance as the father of the Nereids, it has been suggested...
- Psamathe sends a giant wolf at Peleus' herd. Psamathe is one of the fifty Nereids, daughters of Nereus and Doris. By Aeacus, the king of Aegina, she is the...
- Gr****: Θάλεια Tháleia "the joyous, the abundance") was one of the fifty Nereids, marine-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid...
- 19th century sealers. The feature is named after the Nereids, sea nymphs of Gr**** mythology. Nereid Lake is situated just west of Agüedo Point and centred...
- help-for-hire organization called Nereids (inspired by the Gr**** mythological Nereids). With nowhere to go, Maia joins up with Nereids, taking jobs from capturing...