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[[File:Zeemeerminnen.jpg|thumb|<small>Merman and mermaid or nereid. Woodprint, Germany, 1486 - 1493 [http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.30351 Rijksmuseum].</small>]] | |||
'''''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. | '''''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. | ||
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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
- Creole
