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In Greek mythology, Oreads (ὄρος, "mountain") were a type of nymph that lived in mountains. They were associated with Aphrodite.

Oreads

  1. Britomartis
  2. Cynosura
  3. Echo
  4. Oenone
  5. Pleiades
    1. Aero
    2. Asterope
    3. Dryope
    4. Electra
    5. Maia
    6. Merope
    7. Taygete
    8. CelaenoIn Greek mythology, Celaeno referred to several different beings. One of the harpies, Celaeno ("the dark") was also known as Podarge ("fleet-foot"). The harpies were vicious winged monsters that terrorized Phineas among others. See Phineas for more detail
    9. AlcyoneAlcyone was a Greek demi-goddess, sometimes regarded as one of the Pleiades. More often she was thought of as the daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx, son of Eosphorus and the king of Thessaly. They were very happy together, but, when Ceyx perished in a s



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