OREAD (mountain nymph)
Divine power · type of nymph in Greek mythology
- Allies
- Artemis
- In the sources
- 8 ancient passages
Oreads, the daughters of Hecaterus and Phoroneus's daughter, stood as divine beings and goddesses among the mountain nymphs.1,2 Some accounts name the mountain nymphs as daughters of aegis-bearing Zeus, while others identify the Oreads as daughters of Hecaterus and Phoroneus's daughter.3,1,2 These numberless legions of visionary nymphs were siblings to the Satyrs and the Curetes.4,1,2
The oread Iaera raised the twin warriors in a sacred wood, breeding them in the sacred wood of Zeus.5 They planted a grove of elms around the tomb of Eetion.3 The mountain nymphs served as nurses to the god Bromius.6 Located by the margin of the Eurotas river and on the steep slopes of Cynthian, the oreads accompanied Artemis in her bright processional.4 A speaker believed the mountain nymphs approved of a specific event.7
The codex facts behind this entry
The mountain nymphs are identified as the daughters of aegis-bearing Zeus. Iliad 6 ¶30 Iaera is identified as an oread who raised the twin warriors in a sacred wood. Aeneid 9.672 The mountain nymphs are described as divine beings. Fragments of Unknown Position fr. 6
In the myths
The mountain nymphs served as nurses to the god Bromius. Euripides, The Cyclops 1-40 They planted a grove of elms around the tomb of Eetion. Iliad 6 ¶30 The mountain nymphs were believed by the speaker to have approved of a specific event. Ovid, Heroides 7.83
