Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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King name "Echo" | Greek | An Oreade, who when Zeus was playing with the nymphs, used to keep Hera at a distance by incessantly talking to her. In this manner Hera was not able to detect her faithless husband, and the nymphs had time to escape. Greek |
Nymph name "Orea" | Greek | A Hamadryad nymph of the Oak tree. Greek |
Nymph name "Oreades" | Greek | nymphs of the mountains, with names appropriate to the district they inhabit. Greek |
Nymph name "Oreads" | Greek | mountain nymphs. Greek |