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ˈɔr iˌæd, ˈoʊr-ore·ad

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Oreadnoun

    (Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs

Wiktionary

  1. oreadnoun

    A mountain nymph. An anthropomorphic appearance of the spirit of a mountain.

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  1. Oread

    In Greek mythology, an Oread (; Ancient Greek: Ὀρειάς, romanized: Oreiás, stem Ὀρειάδ-, Oreiád-, Latin: Oreas/Oread-, from ὄρος, 'mountain'; French: Oréade) or Orestiad (; Ὀρεστιάδες, Orestiádes) is a mountain nymph. Oreads differ from each other according to their dwelling: the Idaeae were from Mount Ida, Peliades from Mount Pelion, etc. Myths associated the Oreads with Artemis, since the goddess, when she went out hunting, preferred mountains and rocky precipices. The generic term "oread" itself appears to be Hellenistic (first attested in the Epitaph of Adonis (Greek: Ἐπιτάφιος Ἀδώνιδος) of Bion of Smyrna, fl. c.  100 BCE) and thus post-Classical.

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  1. oread

    An oread is a type of nymph in Greek mythology that inhabits and personifies mountains, rocks, and gorges. They are usually depicted as beautiful young maidens and are considered as spirits of nature. The term "oread" comes from the Greek words "ὄρος" (órōs) meaning "mountain", and "ἐιδος" (eidos) meaning "form" or "shape".

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  1. Oread

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Oread

    ō′rē-ad, n. (myth.) a mountain nymph:—pl. O′reads, or Orē′ades. [Gr. oreias, oreiadosoros, a mountain.]

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  1. O'Dare

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of oread in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of oread in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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