Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of the ocean nymphs believed to be the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A marine mollusk, as distinguished from a naiad or fresh-water shell.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun (Greek mythology) A daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun Greek mythology Any of the sea
nymphs , daughters ofOceanus andTethys
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Greek mythology) sea nymph who was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek ōkeanis, ōkeanid-, from Ōkeanos, Oceanus.]
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Examples
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To the people of Atlantis she is Princess Naia, half-mortal daughter of the Oceanid Queen Metis and her long-lost human consort.
Archive 2010-01-01 Hal Duncan 2010
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To the people of Atlantis she is Princess Naia, half-mortal daughter of the Oceanid Queen Metis and her long-lost human consort.
The Legion of American Watchers Hal Duncan 2010
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Tradition, as reported by the Greek traveller, Pausanias, identified her with the Oceanid, or "daughter of Ocean", of Greek poetry.
TotalVideoGames.com 2010
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