Oceanids
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The Oceanids are a vast group of sea nymphs in Greek mythology, daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, who preside over various bodies and aspects of water.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oceanids (in some traditions) | 2 |
| Naiads | 1 |
| daughters of Uranus | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deities in Greek mythology
ⓘ
nymphs ⓘ water deities ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fresh water
ⓘ
salt water ⓘ |
| cosmicGeneration | second generation of gods ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| describedAs | innumerable ⓘ |
| domain |
lakes
ⓘ
ocean ⓘ rivers ⓘ seas ⓘ springs ⓘ water ⓘ |
| father | Oceanus ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Homeric Hymns
ⓘ
Prometheus Bound ⓘ Hesiod's Theogony ⓘ
surface form:
Theogony
Hesiod's Works and Days ⓘ
surface form:
Works and Days
|
| mother | Tethys ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Amphitrite
ⓘ
surface form:
Amphitrite (in some traditions)
Asia ⓘ Clymene ⓘ Doris ⓘ Electra ⓘ Clymene ⓘ
surface form:
Iapetus’s wife Clymene
Metis ⓘ Perses ⓘ
surface form:
Perseis
Pleione ⓘ Rhode ⓘ Styx ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3000 ⓘ |
| parents |
Oceanus
ⓘ
Tethys ⓘ |
| residence |
Oceanus
ⓘ
surface form:
earth-encircling river Oceanus
|
| role |
attendants of major Olympian deities
ⓘ
personifications of bodies of water ⓘ protective spirits of water sources ⓘ |
| siblings |
Potamoi
ⓘ
river gods ⓘ |
| sourceAuthor |
Aeschylus
ⓘ
Hesiod ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Oceanids
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Naiads
nature spirits ⓘ |
| symbol |
flowing water
ⓘ
fountains ⓘ streams ⓘ |
| typeOfMythologicalGroup | collective of individual named nymphs ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Naiads