The halia also haliad, halie or Halias (plural Haliae, haliai, haliads or haliades), (Greek: Ειναλιαι Θαλασσαι Einaliai Thalassai literally: Nymphs of the Sea), or marine nymphs and pelagic nymphs (in Roman mythology) were the daughters of sea gods.
Names[]
- Amphitrite, Queen of the Sea, wife of Poseidon
- Argayra
- Benthesikyme, Ethiopian Sea Nymph
- Cabeiro, lover of Hephaestus mother of the Cabeiri
- Calliste, the beautiful
- Eidothea, Haliad goddess of maritime victories
- Galatea, Haliad of the sea foam, loved by Polyphemus
- Halia, Haliad of the island of Rhodes and an eponym of the Haliads
- Kymopoleia, Haliad goddess of the violent sea
- Pallas, the best friend of Athena
- Rhode, a lover of Helios
- Scylla, lover of Glaucus and cursed by Circe
- Thoosa, mother of Polyphemus
- Triteia, daughter of Triton
- Tritonis
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Other names[]
Haliads have multiple names for examples but not limited to: undines, ondines, oceanids, okeanides (Singular okeanis), nereids, Nereides (Singular nereis), naiads, Tritonides (Singular tritonis), hydriades (Singular hydriad or hydrias), potamides, potamêides (Singular potamid or potamêis), pegaeae or pêgaiai (Singular: Pegaea or pêgaia), crenaeae, krênaiai (Singular: crenaea or krênaia), creniades, krêniades (Singular: creniad or krênïas), heleonomi, heleionomoi (Singular: heleonomus or heleionomos), limnatides, limnêtides (Singular: limnatid, limnêtis or limnatis), limnades (Singular: limnad or limnas) Nymphs of Artemis (Greek: Νυμφαι αρτεμισιαι Nymphai Artemisiai, Latin: Nymphae Artemisiae), Nysiades (Singular: nysiad or nysias) aqua nymph, aquatic nymph, sea nymph, ocean nymph, oceanic nymph, oceany nymph, water nymph, watery nymph, watersoaked nymph, watering nymph, watered nymph, waterish nymph etc.
Types[]
- Aurae
- Mermaid
- Nephelae Also known as Cloud nymphs
- Mountain sea nymphs (Haliads-Oreads)
- Scylla (Also known as Cecaelia)
- Siren
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- Haliae
- Naiads
- Nymphs of Artemis
- Hesperian Naiads
- Hydaspides
- Hyperborean Nymphs
- Inachides
- Ionides
- Naiads of Ithaca
- Ladonides
- Lamides
- Naiads of Latium
- Libethrides
- Lelegeides
- Libyan Guardian Spirits
- Nymphs of Lycaeus
- Nymphs of Melos
- Mysian Nymphs
- Nymphs of Naxox
- Nymphaeides
- Nysiades
- Nymphs of Ogygia
- Nymphs of Ortygia
- Pactolides
- Phaseides
- Naiads of Pieria
- Rhyndacus
- Sithnides
- Spercheides
- Sphragitides
- Thessalides
- Tritonides
- Trojan Naiads
- Oceanids
- Nereids