Oceanides

Variant of Oceanid

Oceanid definition

Oce·a·nid (ō sē′ə nid′)

noun pl. Oceanides O′ce·an′i·des′ (-an′i dēz′)

Gr. Myth. any of three thousand ocean nymphs, daughters of Oceanus and Tethys

Etymology: Gr Ōkeanis (gen. Ōkeanidos)

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