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