Nereid

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Merman and mermaid or nereid. Woodprint, Germany, 1486 - 1493 Rijksmuseum.

Nereid • Originally sea nymphs in Greek mythology, the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris. In modern Greek folklore, the term has come to be used for all nymphs, fairies, or mermaids, not merely nymphs of the sea.

English

Nereid; Sea nymph

Portuguese

Nereida; Marinha

Norwegian

Nereide

Dutch

Nereïde

German

Nereïde

French

Néréide

Spanish

Nereida

Italian

Nereide

Greek

Νεράιδα