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Oceanid

[oh-see-uh-nid] / oʊˈsi ə nɪd /


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Taking a journey through icy waters and cascading waterfalls, the London Philharmonic present a quartet of pieces, including Debussy's La Mer and Sibelius's Oceanides - with an aquatic theme.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2025

The following afternoon, "Become Ocean" followed two oceanic works, Sibelius' "The Oceanides" and Britten's Four Sea Interludes, and Passacaglia from "Peter Grimes."

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2018

She became mother of all the chief rivers in the universe, as also the Oceanides or sea nymphs.

From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard

Worse than all other torments of the Titan’s bed of pain, would be wild dreams of impossible Oceanides!

From Sword and Gown A Novel by Lawrence, George A. (George Alfred)

Oceanides, the nymphs of the Ocean, all daughters of Oceanus, some 3000 in number.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

The Oceanids, the nymphs of this great river, were their daughters.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Tethys is wife of Oceanus and mother of the Oceanids.

From Minor Poems by Milton by Milton, John




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