Nereides (English spelling)

Japanese: Nērēides（英語表記）Nereides

… According to Greek mythology, the sea Pontus was the son of the earth goddess Gaia, but had many offspring from his mother. The eldest of these was the very wise and elderly sea god Nereus, nicknamed the "Old Man of the Sea," who had the ability to transform himself into anything at will and was the father of 50 (or 100) beauties called the Nereids. The ruler of the sea was Poseidon, brother of the supreme god Zeus, who wielded a three-pronged spear used as both a weapon and a fishing tool, and was feared as the god of earthquakes and tsunamis. …

From [Nymph]

…(6) Leimōniades: Nymphs of the pastures. In addition, there are many other nymphs from specific places, towns, or countries, such as Achelōides, the nymph of the Achelōos River, and Nysiades, the nymph of Mount Nysa (the mountain where Dionysus was born). The daughters of Oceanus, the Oceanides, and the daughters of the sea god Nereus, the Nereides, are also sometimes counted among the nymphs. [Tomohiro Mizutani]. …

From Nereus

…He was a kind and wise old man, and like Proteus, also called the "Old Man of the Sea," he had the power of prophecy and the power to change his own form into various things. He had 50 (or 100) beautiful daughters (called the Nereids) by his wife Doris, the daughter of Oceanus, and he was said to spend his days surrounded by them at the bottom of the sea (especially the Aegean Sea). Among the Nereids, Amphitrite, who became the wife of the sea god Poseidon, Thetis, who became the mother of the hero Achilles, and Galatea, who was loved by the one-eyed giant Polyphemus. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Nērēides" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…　ギリシア神話によれば，海ポントスは大地女神ガイアの息子だが，母と交わって多くの子孫を得た。その中の長子が，〈海の老人〉とあだ名される非常な知恵者で年寄りの海神ネレウスで，あらゆるものに自在に変身する能力をもち，ネレイデスNērēidesと呼ばれる50人(または100人)の美神たちの父親である。海の支配者は最高神ゼウスの兄弟のポセイドンで，武器としても漁具としても使われる三つ股の矛を持ち，地震や津波の神としても恐れられた。…

【ニンフ】より

…(6)レイモニアデスLeimōniades　牧場のニンフ。このほか，アケロオス川のニンフのアケロイデスAchelōides，ニュサ山(ディオニュソスの生まれた山)のニンフのニュシアデスNysiadesなどのように，特定の場所，町，国のニンフが多数伝えられており，またオケアノス〈大洋〉の娘たちオケアニデスŌkeanides，海神ネレウスの娘たちネレイデスNērēidesもニンフのうちに数えられることがある。【水谷智洋】。…

【ネレウス】より

…気質がやさしく賢明な老人で，同じく〈海の老人〉と呼ばれるプロテウスのように，予言の力と自分の姿をさまざまなものに変える力があった。彼にはオケアノス〈大洋〉の娘ドリスDōrisとのあいだにもうけた50人(または100人)の美しい娘たち(ネレイデスNērēidesと呼ばれる)があり，ふだんは海(とりわけエーゲ海)の底で，その娘たちに囲まれて日を送るとされた。ネレイデスのなかでは，海神ポセイドンの妃となったアンフィトリテ，英雄アキレウスの母となったテティス，単眼巨人キュクロプスのポリュフェモスに恋されたガラテイアなどが有名。…

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