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THE OKEANIDES (Oceanids) were three thousand goddess-nymphs who presided over the sources of earth's fresh-water--from rain-clouds to subterranean springs and fountains. Their numbers included the Nephelai (Cloud-Nymphs), Aurai (Breeze-Nymphs), Naiades (Spring and Fountain Nymphs), Leimonides (Pasture Nymphs), and Anthousai (Flower Nymphs). They were all daughters of the great, earth-encircling, fresh-water stream Okeanos (Oceanus) and his wife Tethys.

1.KLYTIA (Clytia) :An Okeanis named "fame" or "renown" who fell in loved with the Sun-god Helios and was transformed into a sun-gazing heliotrope flower. She may have been the same as Klymene.

2.Ocyrrhoe:The Okeanis "swift-flowing" was either a Naias of fast flowing spring, or Nephele of falling rain.

3.PASITHOE:An Okeanis whose name means "all-swift". She was probably either the Naias of a fast-flowing spring or an Aura of the swift breeze.

4.PLEXAURE (Plexaura): The Okeanis of the "weaving breeze" was probably one of the Aurai.

5.GALAXAURA: The Okeanis Nymphe "milky breeze" was probably the Aura or Nephele of the mist-clearing breeze.

6. DIONE :The Okeanis Nymphe "heavenly" or "divine" was a goddess of the oracle of Dodona in Thesprotia.

Description
THE OKEANIDES (Oceanids) were three thousand goddess-nymphs who presided over the sources of earth's fresh-water--from rain-clouds to subterranean springs and fountains. Their numbers included the Nephelai (Cloud-Nymphs), Aurai (Breeze-Nymphs), Naiades (Spring and Fountain Nymphs), Leimonides (Pasture Nymphs), and Anthousai (Flower Nymphs). They were all daughters of the great, earth-encircling, fresh-water stream Okeanos (Oceanus) and his wife Tethys.

1.KLYTIA (Clytia) :An Okeanis named "fame" or "renown" who fell in loved with the Sun-god Helios and was transformed into a sun-gazing heliotrope flower. She may have been the same as Klymene.

2.Ocyrrhoe:The Okeanis "swift-flowing" was either a Naias of fast flowing spring, or Nephele of falling rain.

3.PASITHOE:An Okeanis whose name means "all-swift". She was probably either the Naias of a fast-flowing spring or an Aura of the swift breeze.

4.PLEXAURE (Plexaura): The Okeanis of the "weaving breeze" was probably one of the Aurai.

5.GALAXAURA: The Okeanis Nymphe "milky breeze" was probably the Aura or Nephele of the mist-clearing breeze.

6. DIONE :The Okeanis Nymphe "heavenly" or "divine" was a goddess of the oracle of Dodona in Thesprotia.