Synonyms for nereids
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : neer-ee-id |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɪər i ɪd |
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Définition of nereids
Origin :- "sea-nymph," 1510s, from Greek Nereis (genitive Nereidos), daughter of the ancient sea-god Nereus, whose name is related to naros "flowing, liquid, I flow" (see naiad).
- As in water nymph : noun water spirit
- The Nereids, in the Lusiad, says Castera, are the virtues divine and human.
- Extract from : « The Lusiad » by Lus de Cames
- Cassiope boasted that she and her daughter were more beautiful than Juno and the Nereids.
- Extract from : « The Lusiad » by Lus de Cames
- They dance themselves to death on the hills, and are said by the peasants to be victims of the Nereids.
- Extract from : « Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) » by Andrew Lang
- Two enormous fountains adorned with Tritons, Nereids, and Dolphins beautify the court.
- Extract from : « The Harris-Ingram Experiment » by Charles E. Bolton
- What woful invention were the nasty poultry that dunged on his dinner, and ships on fire turned into Nereids!
- Extract from : « Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) » by Mrs. Hester Lynch Piozzi
- The sea woos our dusty limbs: Nereids and Tritons, charging no cruel coin, call us to Nature's baths.
- Extract from : « Hypatia » by Charles Kingsley
- For not many days since my heart was lifted up and I boasted myself fairer than all the Nereids.
- Extract from : « Half a Hundred Hero Tales » by Various
- "The scene is Venus rising from the ocean, surrounded by nereids and nymphs," answered Greenwood.
- Extract from : « The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4 » by George W. M. Reynolds
- In modern Greece it is believed that Nereids can be caught by seizing their wings, their clothes, or even their handkerchiefs.
- Extract from : « The Science of Fairy Tales » by Edwin Sidney Hartland
- Cassiopeia boasted of the unparalleled beauty of Andromeda so much that the nymphs Nereids heard of it.
- Extract from : « The Woodcraft Girls at Camp » by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
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