sea-nymph

English

Alternative forms

• sea nymph

Etymology

From sea +‎ nymph.

Noun

sea-nymph (plural sea-nymphs)

1. (Greek mythology) A nymph residing in the sea; a Nereid.
   • 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 225:

     The Wood-nymphs were the companions and attendants of the huntress goddess Artemis; the Sea-nymphs averted shipwreck from pious navigators; and the Spring and River-nymphs poured forth fruitfulness on the earth.