oread

[ awr-ee-ad, ohr‑ ]

noun

1. Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.

oread

/ ˈɔːrɪˌæd /

noun

1. Greek myth a mountain nymph

Word History and Origins

Origin of oread¹

< Latin Orēad- (stem of Orēas ) < Greek Oreiad- (stem of Oreiás ), noun use of oreiás of the mountains, equivalent to órei(os) of the mountains (derivative of óros mountain) + -as feminine patronymic suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of oread¹

C16: via Latin from Greek Oreias, from oros mountain

Example Sentences

She looked now like an Oread aswoon in the midday heats, pure of thought or dread or memory.

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Once again, O wondrous Oread, I drink in delighted the sweet effulgence of your rays.

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The Tremenheeres give a tennis party; hie you to it, and if this Oread of yours be mortal, she will surely there be found.

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Echo was a beautiful Oread, fond of the woods and hills, a favorite of Diana, whom she attended in the chase.

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The Oread's body was sanguine brown, only her breast, which I saw half-revealed through a slit in her smock, was snowy white.

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