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Goddesses of Ancient Greece - O
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Oceanids
Oceanids, from Greek mythology, were the nymphs of the great ocean,
the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys. There were well over 4,000 of these
Oceanids. They were sometimes shy, but at other times they were passionate
lovers. Most of the time nymphs were kind to mortals, but they sometimes
punished people who mistreated them. In the forest, nymphs were represented
with fauns and satyrs. You could sometimes find Oceanids playing around
the keels of ships. Nymphs lived for a long time, but they were usually
not considered immortal.
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Ocypete
"The Swiftwing". One of the three Harpies.
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Ocyroe
The daughter of Chiron and the nymph Chariclo. Because she performed as
a seer, Apollo turned her into a mare.
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Oenone
A Phrygian nymph who lived on Mount Ida. She was the daughter of the river-god
Cebren. She was abducted by Paris and she became his first wife. Their
son is Corythus. When her husband abandoned her, she died of grief. She
prophesied the disastrous consequence of his voyage to Greece and, on
Paris' death, killed herself. According to other sources, Paris summoned
her when he was mortally wounded, since she possessed healing skills.
Because of his infidelity, she refused to heal him, but when he died,
she threw herself on his funeral pyre and was burned with him.
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Oreads
The Greek nymphs of mountains and grottoes (from the Greek oros "mountain").
They belong to the retinue of Aphrodite.
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Orithyea
The daughter of King Erechtheus of Athens. She was abducted by Boreas
and became the mother of his sons Calais and Zetes.
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Orphne
Orphne is a Greek nymph who lived with Hades in the underworld.
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