Oread

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For a Hilda Doolittle poem, see Oread (poem). For a lake in Greece, see Lake Orestiada.

In Greek mythology, an Oread or Orestiad (from ὄρος, "mountain") was a type of nymph that lived in mountains, valleys, ravines. They differ from each other according to their dwelling: the Idae were from Mount Ida, Peliades from Mount Pelia, etc. They were associated with Artemis, since the goddess, when she went out hunting, preferred mounts and rocky precipices.

Oreads

• Britomartis,
• Cynosura,
• Cyllene or Kyllene,
• Echo,
• Nomia,
• Oenone,
• Pitys.

Pleiades

(Seven Sisters)

• Celaeno,
• Alcyone,
• Electra,
• Maia,
• Sterope,
• Taygete,
• Merope

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