Definitions for: Nereid

[n] (Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus

Webster (1913) Definition: Ne"re*id, n.; pl. E. Nereids, L. Nereides. [L.
Nereis, -idis, gr. Nhrei:`s Nhrhi:`s, i:`dos, a daughter of
Nereus, a nymph of the sea, fr. Nhrey`s Nereus, an ancient
sea god; akin to nhro`s wet, Skr. n[=a]ra water, cf. Gr.
na`ein to flow.]
1. (Class. Myth.) A sea nymph, one of the daughters of
Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were
represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the
human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of Nereis. The word is sometimes
used for similar annelids of other families.

See Also: sea nymph, Thetis

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