Oceanid

American  

[oh-see-uh-nid] / oʊˈsi ə nɪd /

noun

Classical Mythology.

• Oceanids,
  plural
• Oceanides
  plural

1. any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.

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Oceanid British  

/ əʊˈsɪənɪd /

noun

1. Greek myth any of the ocean nymphs born of Oceanus and Tethys

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Oceanides
  plural
• Oceanids
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Oceanid

< Greek Ōkeanídes daughters of Oceanus (nominative plural of Ōkeanís ), equivalent to Ōkean ( ós ) Oceanus + -ides -id ¹

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Example Sentences

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Oceanides Oceanids

Taking a journey through icy waters and cascading waterfalls, the London Philharmonic present a quartet of pieces, including Debussy's La Mer and Sibelius's Oceanides - with an aquatic theme.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025

The following afternoon, "Become Ocean" followed two oceanic works, Sibelius' "The Oceanides" and Britten's Four Sea Interludes, and Passacaglia from "Peter Grimes."

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2018

The Hyades, who in appearance are somewhat similar to the Oceanides, are cloudy divinities, and, from the fact of their being invariably accompanied by rain, are represented as incessantly weeping.

From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E.M. Berens

They are similar in appearance to the Oceanides, but their beauty is of a less shadowy order, and is more like that of mortals.

From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E.M. Berens

"Three thousand graceful Oceanides Long-stepping, tread the earth, or far and wide Dispersed, they haunt the glassy depth of lakes, A glorious sisterhood of goddess birth."

From Heathen Mythology by Various

The Oceanids, the nymphs of this great river, were their daughters.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Tethys is wife of Oceanus and mother of the Oceanids.

From Minor Poems by Milton by John Milton

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