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In Greek mythology, Pherusa was a Nereid sea-nymph, a daughter of Nereus and Doris. Her name means "she who carries." She, along with her sister Dynamene, were associated with the power of great ocean swells. Mentioned in Hesiod's Theogony.


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Momentan hat die Pherusa noch 0,9m Wasser unter dem Kiel und es geht weiter zurueck.
Um 8 Uhr wurde die Pherusa ins Wasser gesetzt und mit Hilfe des Krans der Mast gestellt.
Wir fuellten noch den Bezin-Vorrat auf und begaben uns auf den ersten Abschnitt der Tour.
Nereids - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (197 words)
In Iliad XVIII, when Thetis cries out in sympathy for the grief of Achilles for the slain Patroclus, "there gathered round her every goddess, every Nereid that was in the deep salt sea.
Glauce was there and Thaleia and Cymodoce; Nesaea, Speio, Thoe and ox-eyed Halie; Cymothoe, Actaee and Limnoreia; Melite, Iaera, Amphithoe and Agaue; Doto, Proto, Pherusa and Dynamene; Dexamene, Amphinome and Callianeira; Doris, Panope and far-sung Galatea; Nemertes, Apseudes and Callianassa.
Clymene came too, with Ianeira, Ianassa, Maera, Oreithuia, Amatheia of the lovely locks, and other Nereids of the salt sea depths.
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