sea nymph

Noun
  1. (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus (synset 109513482)
    referred to in: greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
    is a type of: water nymph - (Greek mythology) any nymph of the water
    subtypes:
    • calypso - (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years
    • nereid - (Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus
    • oceanid - (Greek mythology) sea nymph who was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys
    • siren - a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived

Found on Word Lists

Other Searches