Oceanid

English Noun

Definition

Any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea-nymph.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Oceanis, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανίς (Ōkeanís), from Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós) + -ις (-is), literally “sprung of Oceanus”. By surface analysis, Oceanus + -id.