Oceanus is a figure of ancient Greek myth. This is a list of his consorts and children.
List of Oceanids
The following are the daughters of Oceanus:[1][2][3]
- Acaste
- Admete
- Aethra
- Amaltheia
- Amphiro
- Amphitrite – Usually counted as a goddess of the sea
- Argia
- Asia or Clymene – Nymph of the Asian region, sister to Europe
- Beroe
- Kleodora
- Bolbe
- Callirrhoe
- Calypso
- Caphira
- Cerceis
- Ceto
- Chryseis
- Clio
- Clymene
- Clytie or Clytia
- Daira
- Dione
- Doris – Oceanid of "pure water", wife of the sea god Nereus.
- Eidyia or Idyia
- Electra
- Ephyra
- Eudore
- Europa
- Eurynome
- Galaxaure
- Hippo
- Ianira
- Ianthe – Nymph of violet rain clouds or violet flowers
- Leucippe
- Lysithea
- Melia
- Meliboea
- Menestho
- Merope
- Metis – Goddess of wisdom, first spouse of Zeus
- Nemesis
- Ocyrrhoe
- Pasithoe
- Peitho
- Periboea
- Perse or Perseis
- Petraea
- Philyra
- Pleione – Mother of the Pleiades by Atlas
- Plouto or Pluto – Mother of Tantalus
- Polydora
- Prymno
- Rhode or Rhodia
- Styx – Oceanid of the river Styx that flowed nine times around Hades. The only female river spirit.
- Telesto
- Thoe
- Tyche
- Urania
- Zeuxo
Others: the text by Hyginus (Fabulae) is corrupted in places, making the names of a few of the Oceanids uncertain: *yaea; *lyris, *clintenneste.[3]
List of River-gods
The following are the sons of Oceanus:[3][4]
- Achelous
- Acheron
- Aeas
- Aegaeus
- Aesepus
- Almo
- Alpheus
- Amphrysos
- Apidanus
- Ardescus
- Asopus
- Asterion
- Axius
- Caicus
- Cayster
- Cebren
- Cephissus
- Chremetes
- Cladeus or Kladeos
- Clitunno (Roman mythology)
- Cocytus
- Cratais
- Crinisus
- Cydnos
- Enipeus
- Erasinus
- Eridanus
- Euphrates
- Evenus
- Granicus
- Haliacmon
- Heptaporus
- Hermus
- Inachus
- Istrus or Ister
- Ladon
- Meander
- Mincius
- Nessus
- Nilus
- Numicius
- Nymphaeus
- Pactolus
- Parthenius
- Phasis
- Peneus
- Rhesus
- Rhine
- Rhodius
- Sangarius
- Scamander
- Simoeis
- Sperchius
- Strymon
- Termessus
- Tiberinus (Roman mythology)
References
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