Dōris (English spelling) Doris

…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 "Dōris" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…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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