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Water deities |
Nymphs |
Doris ( /ˈdoʊrɪs/; Ancient Greek: Δωρίς/Δωρίδος means 'bounty' [1]), in Greek mythology, was a sea goddess. She was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, daughters of the Titans Oceanus [2] and Tethys. [3]
The name Doris is derived from the noun for a gift, δῶρον, from proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom of the same meaning.[ citation needed]
When not associated with a god, Doris represented the fertility of the ocean, goddess of the rich fishing-grounds found at the mouths of rivers where fresh water mingled with the brine.[ citation needed]
Being an Oceanid meant she was a sister of the river gods. By her husband Nereus, Doris was the mother of Nerites [2] and mother to the fifty Nereids, [4] including Thetis, Amphitrite and Galatea. [5]
Doris Cove in Antarctica is named after the goddess. [6]
Greek deities series |
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Water deities |
Nymphs |
Doris ( /ˈdoʊrɪs/; Ancient Greek: Δωρίς/Δωρίδος means 'bounty' [1]), in Greek mythology, was a sea goddess. She was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, daughters of the Titans Oceanus [2] and Tethys. [3]
The name Doris is derived from the noun for a gift, δῶρον, from proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom of the same meaning.[ citation needed]
When not associated with a god, Doris represented the fertility of the ocean, goddess of the rich fishing-grounds found at the mouths of rivers where fresh water mingled with the brine.[ citation needed]
Being an Oceanid meant she was a sister of the river gods. By her husband Nereus, Doris was the mother of Nerites [2] and mother to the fifty Nereids, [4] including Thetis, Amphitrite and Galatea. [5]
Doris Cove in Antarctica is named after the goddess. [6]