Doris (Ancient Greek: Δωρίς/Δωρίδος means 'bounty') is an Oceanid who is the wife of Nereus, the Old Man of the Sea, and by him the mother of the Nereids and Nerites.
Etymology[]
The name Doris is derived from the noun for a gift, δῶρον, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom of the same meaning.
Function[]
When not associated with a god, Doris represented the fertility of the ocean, goddess of the rich fishing-grounds found at the mouths of rivers where fresh water mingled with the brine.
Family[]
Being an Oceanid meant she was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and a sister to the Potamoi. By her husband Nereus, Doris was the mother of Nerites and mother to the fifty Nereids, including Thetis, Amphitrite and Galatea.
Gallery[]
Doris riding a hippocampus and carrying two torches to light the wedding cortege of Poseidon and Amphitrite, base of a sculpted group, end 2nd century BC, Munich Glyptothek museum
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