I was sure that OREADs, a flavor of mountain nymph, would be seen flitting fairly infrequently through the puzzle, but they are actually pretty common, more so than dryads and naiads.
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2, p. 2. They were born on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia,Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheke 3.10.1. and are sometimes called mountain nymphs, oreads; Simonides of Ceos sang of "mountain Maia" (Maiados oureias) "of the lovely black eyes."Simonides, Fragment 555.
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The Oreads () is an oil painting by the French artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Its dimensions are 236 × 182 cm. The artwork was donated in 2009 by the descendents of the artist and it is now exhibited at the Musée d'Orsay.
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A nymph (, ; Ancient: , Modern: ) in ancient Greek folklore is a minor female nature deity. Different from Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature, are typically tied to a specific place or landform, and are usually depicted as beautiful maidens. They were not necessarily immortal, but lived much longer than humans before they died. They are often divided into various broad subgroups, such as the Meliae (ash tree nymphs), the Naiads (freshwater nymphs), the Nereids (sea nymphs), and the Oreads (mountain nymphs).
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In Greek mythology, Hecaterus or Hekateros (Ancient Greek: Ἑκάτερος) was a minor god and the father of five daughters (the Hecaterides) by the daughter of Phoroneus, and through them grandfather of the Oreads, Satyrs, and Curetes.Strabo, Geography, 10. 3. 19, quoting Hesiod His name has been interpreted as referring to the hekateris (a rustic dance which involves quickly moving hands), and himself as a patron or personification of this dance.Theoi Project - Hecaterus On the other hand, it has been suggested that the name "Hekateros" (which stands in the genitive case Ἑκατέρου in the original Greek text) could result from corruption of the purported ἑκ Δώρου "of Dorus".
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Eastern Byers Peninsula in Livingston Island with Robbery Beaches and Tsamblak Hill in the middle, and left to right Rowe Point, Ivanov Beach, Urvich Wall and Clark Nunatak in the background Map of Antarctic Specially Protected Area ASPA 126 Byers Peninsula featuring Oread Lake Livingston, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands Oread Lake (, ) is the oval-shaped 220 m long in southeast–northwest direction and 130 m wide lake on eastern Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 1.94 ha and drains northwards into Barclay Bay by way of Bedek Stream.Oread Lake. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica The feature is named after the Oreads, mountain nymphs of Greek mythology.
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Drin estuary in the Kunë-Vaine-Tale Nature Park in Albania The Ora reside towards the north of the Drin River in Northern Albania. Within Central Albania it was believed that the Ora were present everywhere, “listening to people’s blessings and curses, which they would then aim to quickly fulfil”. Outside of Central Albania Oras live in forests and mountains, residing in streams, lakes, and caves. Baron Franz Nopcsa related the term ‘Ora’ to the ancient Greek Oreads, “nymphs of the mountains”. Extract from Songs of the Frontier Warriors (Mujo’s Ora’s), translated by Robert Elsie – As Slavic Warrior Paji Harambashi searches for Mujo within the mountain ranges, he encounters three snow-white Oras – Mujo’s protectors.
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