Nereid

Ne·re·id (nîr

1. Greek Mythology Any of the sea nymphs, the 50 daughters of Nereus.

2. The satellite of Neptune that is eighth in distance from the planet.

[Latin Nrïs, Nrïd-, from Greek, from Nreus, Nereus.]

Nereid¹

n pl Nereides [nəˈriːəˌdiːz]

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth any of the 50 sea nymphs who were the daughters of the sea god Nereus

[via Latin from Greek Nērēid, from Nereus; compare Latin nāre to swim]

Nereid²

(Astronomy) a satellite of the planet Neptune, in a large and highly eccentric orbit

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Noun

Nereid - (Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus

Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks

sea nymph - (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus

Thetis - (Greek mythology) one of the 50 Nereids; mother of Achilles by Peleus

Translations

nereid [ˈnɪərɪɪd] N → nereida f

nereid

n (Myth) → Nereide f, → Meerjungfrau f

Nereid [ˈnɪərɪɪd] n (Myth) → nereide f

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Amphitrite
nemertean
nemertine
Neptune
nereis
sea nymph
Thetis
water nymph

The rest of the poem traces a trip to an ocean strand and to a place where the sea-god and his flocks have visited, a place where a nereid has been seen sleeping (Lewis uses a small n for Nereid).

The thematic organization of Spirits in Bondage by Christopher, Joe R. / Mythlore

5million sculpture, called Siren, by artist Marc Quinn is perched among the more traditional Greek beauties in the Nereid Gallery.

pounds 1.5m solid gold Kate; SCULPTURE HAS DAZZLING DEBUT by The Mirror (London, England)

Marc Quinn's solid gold statue of Moss, described as an "Aphrodite of our times", will find fitting setting at the centre of the Nereid Gallery, interacting with the great Greek beauties that surround it.

KATE'S A GOLDEN GIRL by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)

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