oread
English
Etymology
From Latin Oreas, Oread, from Ancient Greek Ὀρειάς (Oreiás), from ὄρος (óros, “mountain”)
Noun
oread (plural oreads or oreades)
- (Greek mythology) A mountain nymph; an anthropomorphic appearance of the spirit of a mountain.
Translations
mythology: minor mountain deity
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