sea nymph


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Noun1.sea nymph - (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereussea nymph - (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
Calypso - (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years
water nymph - (Greek mythology) any nymph of the water
Nereid - (Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus
Oceanid - (Greek mythology) sea nymph who was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys
Siren - a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived; "Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song"
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Iaera, named after one of the sea nymph daughters of Nereus in Greek mythology, include a ring and a necklace designed with unpolished blue topaz interlinked by an 18-karat rose gold chain.
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