Nereids are the fifty sea nymphs Born to Nereus and Doris, They represented the sea and all salt-water bodies. The most well-known of them are Amphitrite, wife of Poseidon, and Thetis, wife of Peleus.
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- Actaea, Nereid of the sea-shore
- Agave, the illustrious
- Amathea, nurse of fish
- Amphinome, Nereid of the sea's bounty
- Amphitrite, Queen of the Sea, wife of Poseidon
- Autonoe
- Callianassa, the lovely Queen
- Ceto
- Crato, Nereid of power
- Cymo
- Cymodoce, Nereid of steady waves
- Cymothoe, Nereid of running waves
- Doris
- Doto
- Dynamene, Nereid of the sea's power
- Eione
- Erato
- Eucrante, Nereid of successful voyages
- Eudure
- Eulimene, Nereid of the good harbour
- Eunice, Nereid of maritime victories
- Eupompe
- Evagora, Nereid of the good assembling of ships
- Evarne
- Galanaea
- Galatea
- Galatea, Nereid of the sea foam, loved by Polyphemus
- Galena, Nereid of the calm seas
- Glauce, Nereid of the grey waters
- Glauconome
- Halia, Nereid of the brine
- Halimede
- Hipponoe, Nereid of sea horses and Icthyocentaurs
- Laomedea, leader of sea-creatures
- Leagore
- Lysianassa
- Melite
- Menippe
- Nausithoe, Nereid of swift ships
- Nemertes
- Neomeris, Nereid of wise counsel
- Nesaea
- Neso, Nereid of the islands
- Panopeia
- Pasithea
- Pherusa, rescuer of sailors
- Ploto
- Polynoe
- Polynome, the many-pastured
- Pondomedusa, guardian of the sea
- Pontoperia, guardian of sea-crossings
- Pontoporea
- Pronoê
- Proto
- Protomedea
- Protomedea, Nereid of maiden voyages
- Psamathe, Nereid of sand
- Sao
- Spio
- Thalia
- Themisto
- Thetis
- Thoe, the swift-running