{"id":15503,"date":"2017-12-01T01:10:20","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T06:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=16506"},"modified":"2017-11-30T20:53:34","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T01:53:34","slug":"the-nereids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2017\/12\/01\/the-nereids\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nereids"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Photo Credit: Pinterest)<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Nereids are Sea Goddesses\/Nymphs and the daughters of Nereus and Doris, who was the daughter of Oceanus. Doris<\/span>\u2019 <\/span>name means <\/span>\u201cbounty of the sea<\/span>\u201d, which is perfect for the Mother of the Nereids, who represent all that is beautiful about the sea.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

They are 50 in number, all of whom loved to dance and sing with their melodious voices. They dressed in the finest silks and their heads were crowned with red coral.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

All of them were oracles and had the gift of prophesy and divination. They could prophesy shipwrecks and storms, as they rode whales and dolphins throughout the ocean. They were the protectors of the sailors and fishermen, whom they would save when the predicted storms would appear.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

They lived with their father, Nereus, but would go forth to accompany the King of the Sea, Poseidon, who was married to Amphitrite.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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(Photo Credit: Pinterest)<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Each of them represented a part of the sea and the ocean<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s bounty.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Greek poet, Hesoid called them <\/span>\u201ctruthful and unlying<\/span>\u201d and <\/span>\u201cbeyond reproach<\/span>\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

These 50 sisters had one brother, named Nerites, who was born after all of them. It is said that he was the most beautiful male and, one can assume, spoiled by his sisters.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

While not all of the Nereids has their own legend, they each had their special part of the sea or specialty.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Aktaia<\/b> \u2013 \u201cGoddess of the sea shore<\/span>\u201d;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Doto <\/b>\u2013 \u201csafe passage to boats and ships<\/span>\u201d; She also had a temple in Gabala;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Amatheia <\/b><\/span>\u2013 a healer, who nursed and nurtured the fish of the sea;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Galateia <\/b><\/span>\u2013 \u201cGoddess of the sea foam<\/span>\u201d;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Amphinome <\/b><\/span>\u2013<\/b> \u201cthe sea<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s bounty<\/span>\u201d;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Keto<\/b> \u2013 \u201csea monsters\u201d;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Amphitrite <\/b><\/span>\u2013 Possessed the power to calm the waters and quiet the wind; She did this along with Her sisters, Kymatolege and Kymodoke and Kymo;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Amphithoe<\/b><\/span> \u2013 \u201cmoves swiftly<\/span>\u201d;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Eukrante <\/b>\u2013 \u201csuccessful voyage\u201d;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Galene<\/b> \u2013 \u201ccalm seas<\/span>\u201d;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Eunike <\/b>\u2013 \u201cmaritime victory<\/span>\u201d;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Autonoe <\/b>\u2013 \u201cwith her own mind<\/span>\u201d;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dynamene<\/b> \u2013 \u201cthe power of the sea<\/span>\u201d;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Erato <\/b><\/span>\u2013 \u201cthe lovely<\/span>\u201d;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Halia \u2013<\/b> \u201cof the brine<\/span>\u201d;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kallianas <\/b>\u2013 \u201clovely queen<\/span>\u201d;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Eudora <\/b>\u2013 \u201cfine gifts of the sea<\/span>\u201d;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Eukrante <\/b>\u2013 \u201csuccessful voyage\u201d; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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(Photo Credit: xletsos-basilhs.blogspot.com)<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Eulimene <\/b>\u2013 \u201cgood harbor<\/span>\u201d;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lymnoreaia \u2013<\/b> \u201csalt marsh\u201d;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Eumolpe <\/b>\u2013 \u201cfine singer<\/span>\u201d;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Oreithyia<\/b><\/span> \u2013 \u201craging sea<\/span>\u201d;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pherosa <\/b>\u2013 \u201crescuing sailors\u201d;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Protomedeia <\/b><\/span>\u2013 \u201cfirst queen<\/span>\u201d;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Psamathe <\/b><\/span>\u2013<\/b> \u201cGoddess of Sand<\/span>\u201d;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Agave <\/b><\/span>\u2013<\/b> \u201cthe illustrious<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Thetis <\/b><\/span>\u2013 \u201cthe unofficial leader of the Nereids<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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(Photo Credit: beazley.ox.ac.uk)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The remaining Nereids are Thaleia, Theisto, Thoe, Laomedeia, Maira, Leagore, Melite, Panopeia, Nemerites, Menippe, Neomeris, Neso, Nesaire, Apseutes, Dero, Pherosa, Ploito, Eione, Polynome, Dexamine, Pontomedousa, Eugare, Proto, Kallianeira, Pontoporeia, Poulynoe, Kalypso, Eupompe, Klaia, Pronoe, Euarne, Hippothoe, Klymene, Iaira, Kranto, Ianassa, Ianeira and Ione.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

MYTHS & LEGENDS<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In the legend of Jason and his search for the Golden Fleece, the Nereids were i<\/span>n<\/span>strumental in helping him and his crew survive. Hera had asked Thetis to protect Jason from the anger of Zeus. As Jason<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s ship, the Argo, was sailing between the Wandering Rocks (which would destroy the ship and everyone aboard), the Nereids surrounded the ship while Thetis took hold of the rudder blade. Thetis directed the course of the ship, the Neireds tossed the ship back and forth, carrying it above the waves. The ship would have been destroyed, if not for the bravery of the Nereids.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(“Tritons & Nereids” by William Russell Flint)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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One day as the Sisters were out frolicking between the sand and sea, Thetis was captured by the Warrior\/King Peleus, who wanted to marry her. She unsuccessfully tried to run. She was, at that time, very unwilling to marry but eventually did so, with all of her sisters in attendance.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Thetis was the mother of Achilles; and so, the Nereids were present, marching in his funeral procession. As they proceeded upon the sea shore, they grieved with their sister.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Theseus was the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, but his claim was disputed by King Minos of Crete. Minos flung his ring far out into the sea and demanded that Theseus retrieve it, to prove his claim. Theseus dove right into the ocean, where he was picked up by dolphins and brought to his mother<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s court, where the Nereids gave him a golden crown to prove his royal heritage.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Nereids were mentioned not only in the works of Hesoid, but also Baccylides, Ovid, Plato and Sappho, amongst many others.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It is easy to imagine that all of our present tales and myths of sea monsters and mermaids that help sailors come to us from these legends of the Nereids.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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(Previously Published on Motherhouse of the Goddess \u2013 SM)<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

***<\/span><\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

About the Author:<\/span><\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Susan Morgaine<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b>is a Daughter of the Goddess, Witch, Writer,\u00a0Teacher, Healer,\u00a0and\u00a0Yogini.\u00a0She is a monthly columnist with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>PaganPages.org<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/i>Her writings can be found in The Girl God Anthologies,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/b><\/i>Whatever Works: Feminists of Faith Speak<\/span><\/span>\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/i>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/b><\/i>Jesus, Mohammed and the Goddess<\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/i>, as well as Mago Publications\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/b><\/i>She Rises, Volume 2, and \u201cCelebrating Seasons of the Goddess\u201d. She has also been published in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jareeda<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/i>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>SageWoman<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/i>magazines.\u00a0She is a Certified Women<\/span><\/span>\u2019<\/span><\/b><\/i>s Empowerment Coach\/Facilitator through\u00a0She is the author of \u201cMy Name is Isis, the Egyptian Goddess\u201d, one in the series of the \u201cMy Name Is\u2026\u2026\u2026\u201d children\u2019s books published by The Girl God Publications.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/i>A Woman International, founded by Patricia Lynn Reilly. She has long been involved in Goddess Spirituality and Feminism, teaching classes and workshops, including Priestessing Red Tents within MA and RI. She is entering her 20th year teaching Kundalini Yoga and Meditation, being a Certified instructor through the Kundalini Research Institute, as well as being a Reiki Master. She is a member of the Sisterhood of Avalon. She can be found at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>https:\/\/mysticalshores.wordpress.com\/\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>and her email is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MysticalShores@gmail.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For Amazon information, click image below.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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(Photo Credit: Pinterest) The Nereids are Sea Goddesses\/Nymphs and the daughters of Nereus and Doris, who was the daughter of Oceanus. Doris\u2019 name means \u201cbounty of the sea\u201d, which is perfect for the Mother of the Nereids, who represent all that is beautiful about the sea. They are 50 in number, all of whom loved to dance and sing with their melodious voices. They dressed in the finest silks and their heads were crowned with red coral. All of them were oracles and had the gift of prophesy and divination. They could prophesy shipwrecks and storms, as they rode whales and dolphins throughout the ocean. They were the protectors of the sailors and fishermen, whom they would save when the predicted storms would appear. They lived with their father, Nereus, but would go forth to accompany the King of the Sea, Poseidon, who was married to Amphitrite. (Photo Credit: Pinterest) Each of them represented a part of the sea and the ocean\u2019s bounty. The Greek poet, Hesoid called them \u201ctruthful and unlying\u201d and \u201cbeyond reproach\u201d. These 50 sisters had one brother, named Nerites, who was born after all of them. It is said that he was the most beautiful male and, one can assume, spoiled by his sisters. While not all of the Nereids has their own legend, they each had their special part of the sea or specialty. Aktaia \u2013 \u201cGoddess of the sea shore\u201d; Doto \u2013 \u201csafe passage to boats and ships\u201d; She also had a temple in Gabala; Amatheia \u2013 a healer, who nursed and nurtured the fish of the sea; Galateia \u2013 \u201cGoddess of the sea foam\u201d; Amphinome \u2013 \u201cthe sea\u2019s bounty\u201d; Keto \u2013 \u201csea monsters\u201d; Amphitrite \u2013 Possessed the power to calm the waters and quiet the wind; She did this along with Her sisters, Kymatolege and Kymodoke and Kymo; Amphithoe \u2013 \u201cmoves swiftly\u201d; Eukrante \u2013 \u201csuccessful voyage\u201d; Galene \u2013 \u201ccalm seas\u201d; Eunike \u2013 \u201cmaritime victory\u201d; Autonoe \u2013 \u201cwith her own mind\u201d; Dynamene \u2013 \u201cthe power of the sea\u201d; Erato \u2013 \u201cthe lovely\u201d; Halia \u2013 \u201cof the brine\u201d; Kallianas \u2013 \u201clovely queen\u201d; Eudora \u2013 \u201cfine gifts of the sea\u201d; Eukrante \u2013 \u201csuccessful voyage\u201d; (Photo Credit: xletsos-basilhs.blogspot.com) Eulimene \u2013 \u201cgood harbor\u201d; Lymnoreaia \u2013 \u201csalt marsh\u201d; Eumolpe \u2013 \u201cfine singer\u201d; Oreithyia \u2013 \u201craging sea\u201d; Pherosa \u2013 \u201crescuing sailors\u201d; Protomedeia \u2013 \u201cfirst queen\u201d; Psamathe \u2013 \u201cGoddess of Sand\u201d; Agave \u2013 \u201cthe illustrious\u201d Thetis \u2013 \u201cthe unofficial leader of the Nereids (Photo Credit: beazley.ox.ac.uk) The remaining Nereids are Thaleia, Theisto, Thoe, Laomedeia, Maira, Leagore, Melite, Panopeia, Nemerites, Menippe, Neomeris, Neso, Nesaire, Apseutes, Dero, Pherosa, Ploito, Eione, Polynome, Dexamine, Pontomedousa, Eugare, Proto, Kallianeira, Pontoporeia, Poulynoe, Kalypso, Eupompe, Klaia, Pronoe, Euarne, Hippothoe, Klymene, Iaira, Kranto, Ianassa, Ianeira and Ione. MYTHS & LEGENDS In the legend of Jason and his search for the Golden Fleece, the Nereids were instrumental in helping him and his crew survive. Hera had asked Thetis to protect Jason from the anger of Zeus. As Jason\u2019s ship, the Argo, was sailing between the Wandering Rocks (which would destroy the ship and everyone aboard), the Nereids surrounded the ship while Thetis took hold of the rudder blade. Thetis directed the course of the ship, the Neireds tossed the ship back and forth, carrying it above the waves. The ship would have been destroyed, if not for the bravery of the Nereids. (“Tritons & Nereids” by William Russell Flint) One day as the Sisters were out frolicking between the sand and sea, Thetis was captured by the Warrior\/King Peleus, who wanted to marry her. She unsuccessfully tried to run. She was, at that time, very unwilling to marry but eventually did so, with all of her sisters in attendance. Thetis was the mother of Achilles; and so, the Nereids were present, marching in his funeral procession. As they proceeded upon the sea shore, they grieved with their sister. Theseus was the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, but his claim was disputed by King Minos of Crete. Minos flung his ring far out into the sea and demanded that Theseus retrieve it, to prove his claim. Theseus dove right into the ocean, where he was picked up by dolphins and brought to his mother\u2019s court, where the Nereids gave him a golden crown to prove his royal heritage. The Nereids were mentioned not only in the works of Hesoid, but also Baccylides, Ovid, Plato and Sappho, amongst many others. It is easy to imagine that all of our present tales and myths of sea monsters and mermaids that help sailors come to us from these legends of the Nereids. (Previously Published on Motherhouse of the Goddess \u2013 SM) *** About the Author: Susan Morgaine\u00a0is a Daughter of the Goddess, Witch, Writer,\u00a0Teacher, Healer,\u00a0and\u00a0Yogini.\u00a0She is a monthly columnist with\u00a0PaganPages.org\u00a0Her writings can be found in The Girl God Anthologies,\u00a0\u201cWhatever Works: Feminists of Faith Speak\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cJesus, Mohammed and the Goddess\u201d, as well as Mago Publications\u00a0\u201cShe Rises, Volume 2, and \u201cCelebrating Seasons of the Goddess\u201d. She has also been published in\u00a0Jareeda\u00a0and\u00a0SageWoman\u00a0magazines.\u00a0She is a Certified Women\u2019s Empowerment Coach\/Facilitator through\u00a0She is the author of \u201cMy Name is Isis, the Egyptian Goddess\u201d, one in the series of the \u201cMy Name Is\u2026\u2026\u2026\u201d children\u2019s books published by The Girl God Publications.\u00a0A Woman International, founded by Patricia Lynn Reilly. She has long been involved in Goddess Spirituality and Feminism, teaching classes and workshops, including Priestessing Red Tents within MA and RI. She is entering her 20th year teaching Kundalini Yoga and Meditation, being a Certified instructor through the Kundalini Research Institute, as well as being a Reiki Master. She is a member of the Sisterhood of Avalon. She can be found at\u00a0https:\/\/mysticalshores.wordpress.com\/\u00a0and her email is\u00a0MysticalShores@gmail.com For Amazon information, click image below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":212,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":4,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/212"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15503\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}