Néréides

See also: Néréide

In the Greek Mythology, the Néréides (in Greek old Νηρείδες / Nêreídes or Νηρηίδες / Nêrêídes in the singular Νηρείς / Nêreís or Νηρηίς / Nêrêís , of νέειν / néein , “to swim”) is nymph S navy, girls of Nérée and Doris.

Fifty, they form the procession of Poséidon. They are represented like beautiful young girls with interlaced hair of pearls. They are related to dolphins or sea horses, and hold with the hand sometimes a three-pronged fork, sometimes a crown or a Victoire, sometimes a branch of coral. Sometimes they are represented half women and half fish.

Certaines Néréides is famous, such Amphitrite, wife of Poséidon, or Thétis, mother of Achille.

The Breton group Tri Yann with devoted a song in its new album " Abysses" , it is called " I crossed Néréeides".

Catalogs of Néréides

Sources

(I, 2,7 and suiv.).
(v. 240-265).
(XVIII, 38 and suiv.).
( Foreword ).

External bonds

Néréides in the Roman mosaics

Simple: Nereid

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