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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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  1. Actaea, Nereid of the sea-shore
  2. Agave, the illustrious
  3. Amathea, nurse of fish
  4. Amphinome, Nereid of the sea's bounty
  5. Amphitrite, Queen of the Sea, wife of Poseidon
  6. Autonoe
  7. Callianassa, the lovely Queen
  8. Ceto
  9. Crato, Nereid of power
  10. Cymo
  11. Cymodoce, Nereid of steady waves
  12. Cymothoe, Nereid of running waves
  13. Doris
  14. Doto
  15. Dynamene, Nereid of the sea's power
  16. Eione
  17. Erato
  18. Eucrante, Nereid of successful voyages
  19. Eudure
  20. Eulimene, Nereid of the good harbour
  21. Eunice, Nereid of maritime victories
  22. Eupompe
  23. Evagora, Nereid of the good assembling of ships
  24. Evarne
  25. Galanaea
  26. Galatea
  27. Galatea, Nereid of the sea foam, loved by Polyphemus
  28. Galena, Nereid of the calm seas
  29. Glauce, Nereid of the grey waters
  30. Glauconome
  31. Halia, Nereid of the brine
  32. Halimede
  33. Hipponoe, Nereid of sea horses and Icthyocentaurs
  34. Laomedea, leader of sea-creatures
  35. Leagore
  36. Lysianassa
  37. Melite
  38. Menippe
  39. Nausithoe, Nereid of swift ships
  40. Nemertes
  41. Neomeris, Nereid of wise counsel
  42. Nesaea
  43. Neso, Nereid of the islands
  44. Panopeia
  45. Pasithea
  46. Pherusa, rescuer of sailors
  47. Ploto
  48. Polynoe
  49. Polynome, the many-pastured
  50. Pondomedusa, guardian of the sea
  51. Pontoperia, guardian of sea-crossings
  52. Pontoporea
  53. Pronoê
  54. Proto
  55. Protomedea
  56. Protomedea, Nereid of maiden voyages
  57. Psamathe, Nereid of sand
  58. Sao
  59. Spio
  60. Thalia
  61. Themisto
  62. Thetis
  63. Thoe, the swift-running
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