Upon rejecting the goddess to join her at Olympus, Aphrodite turned him into a shell-fish. Nerites - young sea god whom Aphrodite fell in love with. He was the eldest son of Pontus and Gaea, born in titans generation. Nereus - the Old Man of the Sea who had the power of prophecy and shapeshifting. Most notable were Thetis (the leader of the Nereids), Amphitrite (the one who left the Nereids to become a wife of Poseidon and a Queen of the seas), and Arethusa (she transformed herself into a stream on the island of Ortygia in order to escape embraces of river god Alpheus). They were particularly associated with Aegean Sea where they had dwelled in the depths, inside the silver cave. Nereides sea nymphs who presided over the Mediterranean Sea. They were classified into five groups, known as Pegaeae(springs), Potameides(rivers), Limnades(lakes), Crinaeae(fountains), and Eleionomae(marshes) Naiads - fresh water nymphs who presided over fresh water supplies of the earth, such as springs, rivers, lakes, fountains and marshes. She was then, by the Olympian gods, renamed into Leucothea and transformed into a sea goddess. The goddess made her to leap into the sea from a cliff. Ino was punished by Hera for looking after infant Dionysus. She was once a mortal princess called Ino and was a daughter of Cadmus. Leucothea - sea goddess who aided sailors in distress. Hydrus - primeval god of waters who had, according to some sources, emerged from Chaos alongside Gaea. He was once a mortal but was transformed into a sea-god after eating a magical herb. Glaucus - prophetic sea-god who protected sailors and fishermen in difficult times during storms. For his services he was placed among stars, known as the constellation Delphin.Įidothea - prophetic sea nymph who instructed Menelaus to capture his father Proteus, if he ever wished to escape from the island Pharos where he was trapped. She was a daughter of Poseidon and was married to Briareus, one of the Hekatoncheires.ĭelphin - leader of the dolphins who served Poseidon in his search and persuasion of Amphitrite. Ceto was also more specifically identified as a goddess of sharks, whales and sea monsters.Ĭymopoleia - goddess of violent sea currents and waves during storms. She was also a prophet who specialized in interpreting dreams.Ĭeto - goddess of the dangers of the sea. She was a daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite or a wife of King Enalos of Ethiopia.īrizo - patron goddess of sailors and fishermen. Amphitrite was thought to be a daughter of Nereus and Doris which would put her among the Nereids.īenthesikyme - goddess of waves who presided over the sea of Ethiopia.
She was a personification of the sea itself and was a mother of dolphins, seals and fish. He was a son of Oceanus and Tethys and was represented as a god of fresh water in general.Īmphitrite - wife of Poseidon and a Queen of the seas. During Titanomachy, Aegaeon was an ally of the Titans.Īchelous - god of the river Achelous who was the greatest and the oldest river of Ancient Greece.
He is referred as a son of Briareus, one of the three Hekatoncheires. They are associated with seas, sea-storms, waves, currents, sea-creatures, lakes, springs, rivers, fountains, marshes and ground waters.Īegaeon - god of violent sea storms.
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