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In Greek and Roman mythology, the Oceanids were the three thousand children of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. Each of these nymphs was the patron of a particular spring, river, ocean, lake, pond, pasture, flower or cloud. // Greek mythology consists in part in a large collection of narratives that explain the origins of the world and detail the lives and adventures of a wide variety of gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines. ... The ancient Greeks proposed many different ideas about the primordial gods in their mythology. ... In Greek mythology, the Titans (Greek Τιτάν, plural Τιτάνες) were a race of powerful deities that ruled during the legendary Golden Age. ... The twelve gods of Olympus. ... In mythology chthonic (from Greek χθονιος-pertaining to the earth; earthy) designates, or pertains to, gods or spirits of the underworld, especially in Greek mythology. ... MuSE is an acronym that stands for Multiple Streaming Engine. ... Asclepius (Greek also rendered Aesculapius in Latin and transliterated Asklepios) was the god of medicine and healing in ancient Greek mythology, according to which he was born a mortal but was given immortality as the constellation Ophiuchus after his death. ... The ancient Greeks had a very small number of see gods. ... Neptune reigns in the city centre, Bristol, formerly the largest port in England outside London. ... Oceanus or Okeanos refers to the ocean, which the Greeks and Romans regarded as a river circling the world. ... In Greek mythology, Ceto, or Keto (sea monster) was a hideous aquatic monster, a daughter of Gaia and Pontus. ... Nereus: in Greek Mythology, eldest son of Pontus and Gaia, the Sea and the Earth. ... In Greek mythology, Glaucus (shiny or bright or bluish-green) referred to several different people. ... This article is about the Greek sea nymph. ... Mosaic from Herculaneum depicting Poseidon and Amphitrite Amphitrite, in ancient Greek mythology, was a sea-goddess, and wife of Poseidon, identified with Salacia the wife of Neptune in Roman mythology. ... In Greek mythology, Tethys was a Titaness and sea goddess who was both sister and wife of Oceanus. ... Triton is a Greek god, the messenger of the deep. ... Proteus as seen by Andrea Alciato In Greek mythology, Proteus is an early sea-god, one of several deities whom Homer calls the Old Man of the Sea[1], whose name suggests the first, as protogonos is the firstborn. He became the son of Poseidon in the Olympian theogony (Odyssey... In Greek mythology, Phorcys, or Phorkys was a primeval sea god, son of Pontus and Gaia. ... In Greek mythology, Pontus (or Pontos, sea) was an ancient, pre-Olympian sea-god, son of Gaia and Aether, the Earth and the Air. ... In Greek mythology, the Nereids (NEER-ee-eds) are blue-haired sea nymphs, the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris. ... Naiad by John William Waterhouse, 1893 In Greek mythology, the Naiads (from the Greek νάειν, to flow, and νἃμα, running water) were a type of nymph who presided over fountains, wells, springs, streams, and brooks, as river gods embodied rivers, and some very ancient spirits inhabited the still waters of... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... The Dryad by Evelyn De Morgan Dryads are female tree spirits in Greek mythology. ... Naiad by John William Waterhouse, 1893 In Greek mythology, the Naiads (from the Greek νάειν, to flow, and νἃμα, running water) were a type of nymph who presided over fountains, wells, springs, streams, and brooks, as river gods embodied rivers, and some very ancient spirits inhabited the still waters of... In Greek mythology, the Meliae were nymphs of the manna-ash tree. ... In Greek mythology, Oreads (ὄρος, mountain) were a type of nymph that lived in mountains. ... In Greek mythology, the Napaeae (νάπη, a wooded dell) were a type of shy but mirthful nymph. ... In Greek mythology, the Nereids (NEER-ee-eds) are sea nymphs, the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris. ... Categories: Mythology stubs | Nymphs ... In Greek mythology, the Limnades were a type of nymph. ... In Greek mythology, the Crinaeae were a type of nymph associated with fountains. ... For the ancient Greek city Hesperides see Benghazi. ... In Greek mythology, the Pegaeae were a type of nymph that lived in springs. ... Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ... Oceanus or Okeanos refers to the ocean, which the Greeks and Romans regarded as a river circling the world. ... In Greek mythology, Tethys was a Titaness and sea goddess who was both sister and wife of Oceanus. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...


List of Oceanids

  1. Achelous
  2. Acheron
  3. Admete
  4. Alpheus
  5. Amaltheia
  6. Amphitrite - Usually counted as a nereide Goddess of the Sea
  7. Asia - Nymph of the Asian region, sister to Europe
  8. Asopus
  9. Bolbe - Nymph of the City of Beirut
  10. Callirrhoe
  11. Catillus
  12. Cebren
  13. Cephissus
  14. Circe
  15. Clitunno (Roman mythology)
  16. Clytie
  17. Clymene - Mother of Prometheus
  18. Crinisus
  19. Dione
  20. Doris - Oceanide of "pure water", wife of the sea god Nereus
  21. Eidyia
  22. Electra
  23. Enipeus
  24. Eurynome
  25. Ianthe - Nephele of violet rain clouds or violet flowers
  26. Inachus
  27. Lysithea
  28. Melia
  29. Meliboea
  30. Merope
  31. Nilus
  32. Peneus
  33. Perse
  34. Philyra
  35. Pleione- Mother of the Pleiades by Atlas a Nephele of rain bringing clouds.
  36. Rhode
  37. Scamander
  38. Styx - Oceanide of the river Styx that flowed nine times around Hades the only female river spirit
  39. Telesto
  40. Tiberinus (Roman mythology)
  41. Tibertus (Roman mythology)
  42. Tyche
  43. Volturnus (Roman mythology)
  44. Zeuxo

See also: Mermaid, Siren In Greek mythology, Achelous (Greek: Αχελώος), was the patron deity of the river by the same name, which is the largest river of Greece, and thus the chief of all river deities, every river having its own river spirit. ... The Acheron river is in the Epirus region of north west Greece. ... Daughter of Eurystheus in Greek mythology, Admete (or Admeta) asked her father to require Heracles to steal Hippolytes girdle for her. ... In Greek mythology, Alpheus, or Alpheios (Greek: Αλφειός, meaning whitish) was a river (present Alfeios River) and river-god, thus like most river-gods a son of Oceanus and Tethys. ... Infancy of Zeus by Jacob Jordaens, c. ... Mosaic from Herculaneum depicting Poseidon and Amphitrite Amphitrite, in ancient Greek mythology, was a sea-goddess, and wife of Poseidon, identified with Salacia the wife of Neptune in Roman mythology. ... Asia or Clymene in Greek mythology, is a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of the Titan Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius. ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... Asopus or Asôpos is the name of five different rivers in Greece and also in Greek mythology the name of the gods of those rivers. ... Bolbe - A Lake Goddess claimed to be extremely beautiful. ... For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ... In Greek mythology, Callirrhoe was a naiad. ... There are two Catilli in Roman legend: Catillus the Arcadian, son of Amphiaraus. ... Cebren was a Greek river-god (an Oceanid), whose river was located near Troy. ... Cephissus (Greek Κήφισσος: Kifissós, Kephissós, or Kêphissos) or Cephisus (Greek Κήφισος: Kêphisos) the name of several rivers in Greece: Cephissus (Boeotia), a river arising in Phocis and flowing through northern Boeotia into Lake Copais. ... Circe, a painting by Edward Burne-Jones. ... In Roman mythology, Clitunno was a river god, an Oceanid. ... Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ... Clytia, or Clytie, was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys in Greek mythology. ... In Greek mythology, Clymene or Klymenê (famous might) is the name of at least six possibly distinct females. ... In Greek mythology, Prometheus, or Prometheas (Ancient Greek, Προμηθεύς, forethought) is the Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from the gods in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. ... Categories: Move to Wiktionary | Mythology stubs ... Dione in Greek mythology is a vague goddess presence who has her most concrete form in Book V of Homers Iliad as the mother of Aphrodite: Aphrodite journeys to Diones side after she has been wounded in battle while protecting her favorite son Aeneas. ... Doris Smells!! ... In Greek mythology, Eidyia was a nymph, who was queen to Aeetes, king of Colchis. ... Electra at the Tomb of Agamemnon In Greek mythology, several persons were named Electra (also spelled Elektra): A Pleiad, mother of Dardanus, Iasion and Harmonia, by Zeus. ... In Greek mythology, Enipeus was an Oceanid, son of Oceanus and Tethys. ... In Greek mythology, there were many women with the name Eurýnomê (far ruling). Wife of Ophion and a daughter of Oceanus (may be the same as the following) An Oceanid who mothered the Charites (may be the same as the following) Daughter of King Nisus of Megara and mother of... In Greek mythology, Ianthe was a Cretan girl who was betrothed to Iphis. ... Inachus is one of the Oceanids in Greek mythology. ... Lysithea was a daughter of Oceanus and one of Zeus lovers ... In Greek mythology, Melia was a nymph, one of the Meliae, who were daughters of Oceanus. ... In Greek mythology, Meliboea referred to two different people. ... In Greek mythology, several unrelated women went by the name Merope (bee-mask later reinterpreted as honey-like or eloquent), which may, therefore, have denoted a position in the cult of the Great Mother rather than a mere individuals name: Merope, one of the Heliades Merope, foster mother of... In Greek mythology, Nilus was a son of Oceanus and Tethys. ... In Greek mythology, Peneus (Πηνειός) was a river god, one of the three-thousand Rivers, a child of Oceanus and Tethys. ... In Greek mythology, Perse (also Persa or Perseis) was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, therefore one of the three-thousand Oceanids. ... Philyra is also a genus of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. ... In Greek mythology, Pleione was the sea-nymph Oceanid of Mount Cyllene in Arkadia, southern Greece. ... Pleiades refers to: Pleiades (star cluster) an open cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus. ... An atlas is a collection of maps, traditionally bound into book form, but also found in multimedia formats. ... In Greek mythology, Rhode was the oldest Oceanid, a daughter of Tethys and Oceanus. ... In Greek mythology, Scamander (Skamandros) was an Oceanid, son of Oceanus and Tethys. ... Styx may refer to: Styx (band), an American rock band popular in the 1970s and 1980s Styx (album), the first album released by the band Styx in 1972 Styx forest, a forest in Tasmania, Australia Styx (Game), a 1983 game by Windmill Software Styx (MUD), a text-based game Styx... Hades [from Greek HadÄ“s (), originally HaidÄ“s () or AïdÄ“s (); of uncertain origin,[1] although it has been ascribed to Greek unseen[2]] refers to both the ancient Greek abode of the dead and the god of that underworld. ... In Greek mythology, Telesto (alternate: Telestho, both meaning success) was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. ... In Roman mythology, Tiberinus was added to the Oceanids, as the genius of the river Tiber. ... Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ... In Roman mythology, Tibertus is the god of the river Anio, a tributary of the Tiber. ... Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ... Tyche on the reverse of this coin by Gordian III. In Greek mythology, Tyche (Roman equivalent: Fortuna) was the presiding tutelary deity that governed the fortune and prosperity of a city, its destiny. ... In Roman mythology, Volturnus was a god of the waters, probably derived from a local Samnite cult. ... Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ... The statue of The Little Mermaid, a monument to Hans Christian Andersen, in Copenhagen harbour. ... A Greek amphora depicting Odysseus encounter with the sirens. ...


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Oceanid (40 words)
The Oceanids in Greek and Roman mythology were the three-thousand sons and daughter of Oceanus and Tethys.
Each one was the patron of a particular spring, river, lake or pond.
Each body of water had an Oceanid assigned to it.
CITT - Procurement - Orders and Reasons - Claims for Costs/Compensation - NOËL IMPORT/EXPORT (1060 words)
Although Oceanid's representative was instrumental in working with the fire departments and obtaining a grant, the shipping and financial arrangements were directly between Oceanid and the grant committee (sponsored by the Parks Canada Agency).
Oceanid's representative received the commission after the RDC were shipped and the financial matters completed.
With respect to the claim for lost profit, the Tribunal agrees with PWGSC that, although Oceanid represented Noël throughout the process, it was Noël that was the complainant and for which the Tribunal recommended compensation for lost profit.
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