Nereid
Nereids (Greek Νηρεΐδες, Νηρηίδες, the singular Nereid Νηρηίς, e and i talked separately ) are in Greek mythology, the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris. In Plato's Critias, however, emerged as number 100, with the caveat that the number is referred to as suspected.
They are nymphs of the sea, protect the shipwrecked sailors and entertained with games. They live in caves on the bottom of the sea and are companions of the god Poseidon. In many ancient Greek representations, the Nereids riding on the backs of dolphins or hippocamps.
Nereïdenkataloge, ie lists of the names of the daughters of Nereus, are found in the Libraries of Apollodorus, in the Theogony of Hesiod, in Homer's Iliad and Hyginus.
The names of the Nereids are speaking names. In Homer them rather simple properties of the sea are said to have, such as Glauce = " Blue ", while Hesiod ascribes the name of the Nereids properties and things that people hoped for from the sea, such as Eudora = " the good giver ".