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►Greek Mythology: “The Nereids, Fifty Sea Nymphs”.-

01/15/2015 by Aquileana

►Greek Mythology: “The Nereids, Fifty Sea Nymphs”:

“A Mermaid” by John William Waterhouse (1900).

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The Nereids were fifty goddesses of the sea, daughters of Nereus (eldest son of Pontus, the Sea and Gaia, the Earth) and Doris (an Oceanid and Sea Nymph). They were sisters of Nerites (a young minor sea god).

They Nereids were the patrons of sailors and fishermen, who came to the aid of men in distress.

Individually they also represented various facets of the sea, from salty brine, to foam, sand, rocky shores, waves and currents, in addition to the various skills possessed by seamen.

They often accompany Poseidon, the god of the sea, and can be friendly and helpful to sailors fighting perilous storms.

The Nereids were depicted in ancient art as beautiful young maidens, sometimes running with small dolphins or fish in their hands, or else riding on the back of dolphins, hippokampoi (fish-tailed horses) and other sea creatures.

The Nereids were different to the Sirens as those creatures we call Mermaids are, speaking properly, Nereids (fish shaped women) and not Sirens (women with bird forms).

•Sirens, Nereids and Mermaids:

The Nereids of Greek mythology gave rise to the tales of the mermaids that were so popular among later sailors’ mythology. These sea nymphs were given the features traditionally associated with the mermaid, half beautiful woman, half fish. These enchanting creatures were well known to mingle with humans and to bear children.

As to the Sirens, originally, there were only three sirens who, after being pounished, would be shaped as birds.

•The Sirens were handmaidens of Persephone, daughter of the goddess Demeter.

It is said that when Persephone was abducted by Hades, Demeter gifted the three girls with the bodies of birds so they could help search for the lost girl.

When they couldn’t find her they eventually gave up and went to live on the island of Anthemoessa, cursed by Demeter (who was angry at their abandonment of the search) to remain in their half-bird form.

The Sirens were further cursed when they entered a singing competition with the Muses and lost the contest as well as their wings and many of their feathers.

Eventually, the sirens died with the fulfillment of a prophecy that should anyone be able to resist their song, the sirens would perish.

And they did; when Odysseus had his men block their ears and then tied himself to the mast of his ship so he could listen but not interfere, the sirens hurled themselves into the sea and died as he passed.

•Poseidon and Amphitrite: One of the most well known mythological couples in which a sea- goddess related to the Nereids was involved, was that of Poseidon and Amphitrite.

Amphitrite was a sea-goddess, daughter of Doris and Nereus and therefore sister of the Nereids. She might be also considered one of the Fifty Nereids (Sea-Nymphs), according to other sources.

Poseidon (Roman Equivalent: Neptune) was the God of the Sea and he was also referred to as “Earth-Shaker” due to his role in causing earthquakes. According to the references from Plato in his dialogues “Timaeus” and “Critias”, the island of Atlantis was the chosen domain of Poseidon.

So after this brief introduction and without further ado, I want to link back to Cyan Ryan’s blog as he has recently posted a “haiku-set of 20 haiku” in which he makes reference to Amphitrite and Poseidon’s love story.

So, without further ado, make sure to read Ryan ‘s Poem: “Mermaid Wife Of Poseidon” (Haiku-Set). Also check out his remarkable poetry blog “21 Shades of Blue”. Worth Reading!~

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“Triumph of Poseidon and Amphitrite”. Detail of a mosaic from Cirta, Roman Africa (325 BC).

“Tritons and Nereids” by William Russell Flint (1911).

“The Sea Maiden” by James Herbert Draper. (1894).

“Les Sirenes visitées par les Muses” by Adolphe La Lyre (19th century).

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►Gallery: “The Nereids”:

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“Sirens by the Sea” by Victor Karlovich Shtemberg (19th century.

“Mermaids Frolicking in the Sea” by Charles Edouard Boutibonne (1883).

“Sea Maidens” by Evelyn Pickering de Morgan (1885).

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►Links Post:

http://www.theoi.com/Pontios/Nereides.html

http://www.maicar.com/GML/NEREIDS.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nereid

https://geotopoi.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/liverpool-st-georges-hall-20131124-15.jpg?w=700

https://geotopoi.wordpress.com/2013/12/01/st-georges-hall-liverpool/

http://knowledgenuts.com/2014/02/05/the-difference-between-mermaids-and-sirens/

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►Last but not Least: Two Awards:

Versatile Blogger Award and Very Inspiring Blogger Award:

I) I want to thank Doris for nominationg me for a Versatile Blogger Award on my post about the Sphinxes

II) I also want to thank Suyash Chopra for nominating my blog for a Very Inspiring Blogger Award

I truly recommend to check out both blogs previously suggested above. Their posts are amazing and worth reading!.

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I) Versatile Blogger Award:

Versatile Blogger Award.

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►Here are the Awards Rules for the Versatile Blogger Award:

1) The nominee shall display the respective logo on her/his blog and link to the blogger that has nominated her/him.

2) The nominee shall nominate fifteen (15) bloggers she/he admires, by linking to their blogs and informing them about the nomination.

►These are my nominees for the for the Versatile Blogger Award:

1. Restons subversifs 2. Pursuit of Happiness 3. Jakesprinter 4. The Vigilant Lens 5. Crumpled Paper Cranes 6. Smile Calm 7. Shamagaia 8. China Soujourns Photography 9. One and the Same 10. Travels with Choppy 11. The Urban Wildlife Interface 12. Breath of Joy 13. Alacartemenus 14. My Life as an Artist 15. Catania Fashion Blog.

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II) Very Inspiring Blogger Award:

Very Inspiring Blogger Award.

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►The Award Rules for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award are:

1) The nominee shall display the respective logo on her/his blog and link to the blogger that has nominated her/him.

2) The nominee shall nominate ten (10) bloggers she/he admires, by linking to their blogs and informing them about the nomination.

►And, these are the nominees for this Award:

1. Living the Seasons 2. Silver in the Barn 3. Heirloom 4. To Be By Your Side 5. Dunelight 6. Just Bliss 7. EuphonosBooks 8. Megan Elizabeth 9. Pictimilitude 10. My CherryBomb Nights.

⭐ ★ ⭐ ⭐ ★ ⭐ ⭐ ★

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Thanks for dropping by!.

All the best to my fellow bloggers, Aquileana 😀

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Posted in Arte, Literatura, Mitología, Poesía | Tagged "Critias", "Timaeus", 21 Shades of Blue., Amphitrite, Atlantis, Demeter, Doris, Gaia, Hades, Nereus, Nerites, Odysseus, Persephone, Plato, Pontus, Poseidon, Sea nymphs, The Muses, The Nereids, The Sirens | 363 Comments

363 Responses

on 01/15/2015 at 4:48 pm | Reply chus

Felicitaciones por esos premios aquileana 🙂
- on 01/19/2015 at 8:59 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Gracias Chur!. Te mando un abrazo grande, Aquileana 😀
on 01/15/2015 at 4:50 pm | Reply Sylvie G

Merci beaucoup Aquileana for bringin those nuances about the Nereids, sharing beautiful images and for linking to a very interesting blog wih beautiful haikus.
Bisous
Sylvie
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:00 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Salut Syvie!~
  Je suis heureuse de savoir que ce billet t’a plu!!. Merci beaucoup.Je t’ embrasse et je te souhaite une très jolie semaine, ⭐
  Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/19/2015 at 9:14 am Sylvie G
    
    🙂 Sylvie
on 01/15/2015 at 4:55 pm | Reply Green Embers

This was completely fascinating. I never knew that the idea of mermaids stretched back so far. I’m aware of Nyads and Dryads but never knew of Nereids. Thanks for putting this together. 🙂
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:02 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for your comment!… I will have to look for those Nyads and Dryad online!… Sending you all my best wishes Aquileana 😀
on 01/15/2015 at 4:59 pm | Reply susanpoozan

This post is a masterclass in how to illustrate text. You find such good images and in this post I loved the Roman mosaic the best. I spent a long time admiring all its details.
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:03 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi Susan!~
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your beautiful comment!.. I am truly pleased to know taht you enjoyed the post and the images!… And, I agree with you as to the Roman mosai!c. Sending you all my best wishes Aquileana 😀
on 01/15/2015 at 5:06 pm | Reply bellaespiritu

Muy bello post, Aquileana, las imágenes artísticas son fantásticas. Congratulaciones dobles por las merecidas distinciones.

Un abrazo para ti.
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:05 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Querido Bell@!.
  Gracias mil por tu hermoso comentario… Te agradezco mucho. Un fuerte abrazo. Aquileana 😀
on 01/15/2015 at 5:13 pm | Reply geokalpataru

great analysis and very well presented (as with most of your posts!) thank you
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:06 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your beautiful comment!.
  I truly appreciate your words.
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😛
on 01/15/2015 at 5:31 pm | Reply efe

Texto muy completo que nos enseña una vez más la Mitología.
Y excelentes imágenes que rezuman belleza.

Saludos
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:07 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hola Efe… Muchas gracias por tan grandes palabras ⭐
  Un abrazo!, Aquileana 😀
on 01/15/2015 at 5:35 pm | Reply cindy knoke

fascinating & so beautiful!
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:08 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Cindy!.
  Enjoy your week ahead, Aquileana 😀
on 01/15/2015 at 5:44 pm | Reply Christy Birmingham

Hi AP, Yayyyyy a new post! Cheering over here (and all)! I did not realize that the Nereids of Greek mythology were the basis for the mermaids that we speak of today. Oh! Also the photo choices are wonderful, particularly the one of YOU at the end (glad you included it!). It looks familiar to me… hehe! I also say congratulations on the two awards, especially the Inspiring Blogger Award as you are most inspiring to me! Many hugs to you and thanks for the lovely post xo
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:16 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much for the beautifu comment dear Christy…
  It is always a pleasure to this “mean” argentine to read your words (in any shape!).
  I am happy to know that you liked the feature and sily animation as well .
  Sending hugs for your week ahead. Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/19/2015 at 3:40 pm Christy Birmingham
    
    Thank you, Aquileana. I am glad when you have posts to read and that I always leave your page having learned something new. I am wishing you a nice Monday in BA with “non-mean” thoughts and only sweet oranges 🙂
  - on 01/25/2015 at 3:49 pm Christy Birmingham
    
    I came back today for a second read of your post, Aqui. I think I needed to check on my BGP and make sure she is smiling today 🙂 Canada and Argentina are happy together!
  - on 01/26/2015 at 4:46 pm Aquileana
    
    I am doing fine Chris/BGP!. Thanks for checking out on me and wishing you a great day from BA!.
    Aquileana 🙂
on 01/15/2015 at 5:56 pm | Reply Sue Dreamwalker

Whoo hoo… I actually caught your post in the reader Aquileana.. 🙂 And found it fascinating that The Nereids were the original mermaids.. And I like the idea that the 50 separately represented facets of the ocean.. This is quite a sad story… losing their singing competition, and wings.. And then throwing themselves into the ocean.
Wonderful images too you have here…
I really enjoyed this post.. as I added yet more knowledge to my Greek Mythology 🙂 <3… Hugs to you, and have a great weekend.. xxxx Sue
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:11 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi dear Sue…
  Isn’t it amazing … I didn’t know that the Nereids were 50 Sea Nymphs (I thought they were three or five no more 😛 ). I am glad that you enjoyed the reading and I much appreciate your comment and thoughts over here, my friend!. Have agroovy week ahead!. Hugs, Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/19/2015 at 4:21 pm Sue Dreamwalker
    
    You too .. Enjoy! xxx
on 01/15/2015 at 6:09 pm | Reply laexuberanciadehades

Maravillosa entrada.
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:09 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Muchas gracias… Realmente aprecio tus palabras!. Buena semana para vos. Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/19/2015 at 9:10 am laexuberanciadehades
    
    Feliz semana también para vos 🙂
  - on 01/19/2015 at 9:11 am Aquileana
    
    Muchas gracias ⭐ ! Aquileana 🙂
on 01/15/2015 at 6:24 pm | Reply shehannemoore

The De Morgan and the Waterhouse are paintings I love. Fabulous post on the Nereids. I had no idea there were so many of them. And congratulations on more awards. Hugely deserved . Have a lovely weekend. xxxx
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:13 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi dear Shehane!… Good choices… I think Waterhouse was a genius… (On a Hamstah note: Did he live in a house made of water… Rahhh?)… 😛
  Wishing you a groovy week ahead!, Hugs, Aquileana 😀
on 01/15/2015 at 6:24 pm | Reply ladysighs

Again love your presentations. Everyone becomes my favorite. Your explanations are easily understood. The characters are complicated and intertwine with so many others and it is often hard to keep track. And you have included so many wonder illustrations to engage us. Love it. 🙂
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:16 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi there dear LadySighs!… Thanks for your beautiful comment … I am beyond appreciative!… Looking forward to your next poem and further explanation (Just a note: I much enjoyed both the other day). All the best to you. Aquileana 🙂
  - on 01/19/2015 at 10:35 am ladysighs
    
    You won’t have to wait long. lol
  - on 01/29/2015 at 12:27 pm Kora-Leah Meet Faust Wilson
    
    very funny discussions, wow.
    thanks for visiting.
  - on 01/31/2015 at 6:53 pm Aquileana
    
    Thank you very much. All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
on 01/15/2015 at 6:26 pm | Reply Sue Slaght

More new and fascinating information Aquileana. I knew nothing about the Nereids. Also loving the photos of you. 🙂 Wishing you a great day!
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:14 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi there dear Sue! Thanks a bunch my friend… I am pleased to know that you enjoyed this post!… I wonder If there are Nereids In Santa Lucia’ sea 😛
  All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
on 01/15/2015 at 6:32 pm | Reply The Booketry » Greek Mythology: “The Nereids, Fifty Sea Nymphs”

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on 01/15/2015 at 6:34 pm | Reply avian101

As always Aquileana, your post is interesting to read and the illustrations are famous for their incredible beauty. I enjoy your posts very much! Have my best regards! 🙂 ❤
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:17 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks, dear HJ. Your words and support mean a lot to me ⭐
  Enjoy your week ahead, Aquileana 😀
on 01/15/2015 at 6:47 pm | Reply nataliescarberry

Very interesting read, Aquileana. I’d not heard or read of the Nereids. Love the art work included with your post. Hugs, N ❤
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:10 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your beautiful comment!.
  I truly appreciate your words, dear Natalie!
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Hugs! Aquileana 😀
on 01/15/2015 at 7:00 pm | Reply Cyan Ryan

Reblogged this on 21 Shades of Blue and commented:
Lovely post Aquileana! I didn’t know for sure there was a historical-myth difference between mermaids and sirens before reading your post on the sirens awhile back! Happy I was able to be mentioned on your post my friend! 😀
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:13 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi dear Ry~
  I didn’t know about the differences between mermaids and sirens either… Greek mythology is a huge source of knowledge, don’t you think?… I was so happy to team up with you! I hope we’ll do it again one of these days.
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Happy week to you. Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/19/2015 at 2:08 pm Cyan Ryan
    
    It really is! Such a wealth of knowledge, that I think has inspired so much of present day thought, directly and indirectly. It’s incredibly interesting, I love it! 😀
    
    Remember the Lady Lethe & Madam Mnemosyne Mentalist Sonnets I wrote awhile back? I wrote another set of 4 Mentalist Sonnets that did the same thing yesterday, and paired it with an old poem in prose-form. In my comments already on it, I’ve helped interpret it some, and it’s helped me remember some more things I’ve forgotten. It seems challenging myself with complex puzzle-like poems really stimulates different parts of my mind, and helps me remember more. If you are curious and find time, here’s a quick link to check it out http://21shadesofblue.com/2015/01/18/recycled-dreams-i-mentalist-sonnets/
    
    And I was very happy to team up with you as well! Make a request anytime of what myths to write on, and I’ll be happy to do the research and write something on it, as I love the challenge and finding connections I can in some way allegorize with familiar things in my own life 🙂
    
    You have all my best wishes too, my friend! Have a very happy week!
    
    Ry
    
    PS
    Sorry I forgot to get to reading those links you shared with me about Adonis and Aphrodite! I am going to go through my comments, and find those links and read them now!
- on 01/21/2015 at 2:24 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  We will do it again for sure!… I ‘ll keep you tuned…
  By the way I commented on three (3) of your posts!… The comments are awaiting moderation. Make sure not to loose any of them.
  All the very best to you, Ry!… Thanks for dropping by. Happy wednesday!. Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/21/2015 at 1:23 pm Cyan Ryan
    
    Thanks! I changed my comment settings as there was drama going on in the blogosphere with some other bloggers I noticed, and if it spilled over onto my blog, I wanted the option to not let it show up on my blog. I forgot that comments from new people don’t automatically show up without approval though! I guess it’s safe to change it back to how it was, so I will now!
  - on 01/21/2015 at 6:46 pm Aquileana
    
    Hi Ry~ Well I hope all is clear up now… If you find odd comments you can just change settings as to those “particular bloggers”… Just a suggestion!. All the best to you and we’ll keeep in touch as always ⭐ Aquileana 😀
on 01/15/2015 at 7:32 pm | Reply L'Ornithorynque

Nice blog too 😉

Thank you so much for the “versatile blog” nomination 🙂 🙂
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:22 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much!… All the best to you, L’Ornithorynque ⭐
  Aquileana 😀
on 01/15/2015 at 7:44 pm | Reply Nicodemas

Wow, just amazing!
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:23 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much, Nicodemas! Best wishes, Aquileana 🙂
on 01/15/2015 at 7:46 pm | Reply dogear6

Thanks for the nomination as well as another great post.

Nancy
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:24 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your comment, Nancy!.
  And it was my pleasure to nominate your stunning blog!.
  Best wishes, Aquileana 😀
on 01/15/2015 at 7:47 pm | Reply Judith Shaw

Thanks for all the great info and the wonderful art. I particularly love the Roman mosaic and the inclusion of the woman artist Evelyn Pickering de Morgan. We very rarely hear about work done by women before our current time.
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:19 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi Judith!. I am really pleased to read your comment over here. And it is great to know that you enjoyed the reading and loved the paintings…. Thank you very much for dropping by. Best wishes, Aquileana 😀
on 01/15/2015 at 8:05 pm | Reply clarepooley33

A beautifully illustrated and well researched post as always dear Aquileana. I enjoyed Cyan Ryan’s poem and the moving photos of you at the end were very amusing. Love Clare xx
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:21 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your beautiful comment, dear Clare
  I am really pleased to know that you liked the post and good to know that you also liked Ryan’s poem and my silly pics!~ Love and hugs to you, Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/19/2015 at 12:12 pm clarepooley33
    
    And to you, dear Aquileana xx
on 01/15/2015 at 9:02 pm | Reply theburningheart

Very nice illustrated, and informative Aquileana 🙂
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:25 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Burningheart
  I truly appreciate your words.
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 🙂
on 01/15/2015 at 9:45 pm | Reply Silver in the Barn

I so appreciate you nominating me for such a lovely award. It is always such a high compliment when another blogger considers me worthy of one of these awards, so I thank you very much. Your blog looks to be teeming with wonderful art and information.
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:26 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  You are most welcome!… Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your beautiful comment!. Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 🙂
on 01/15/2015 at 9:50 pm | Reply T Ibara Photo

Thank you again for sharing this information my friend!!
I always look forward to your new articles 🙂
Have a great weekend,
Takami
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:27 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Takami… All the best to you!. Have a great week ahead, Aquileana 🙂
on 01/15/2015 at 10:16 pm | Reply aFrankAngle

Fascinating (as always). Amazing that so much went in the sea! Great work on selecting the paintings.
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:28 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi Frank~
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your comment!.
  I truly appreciate your words. Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/15/2015 at 10:48 pm | Reply Resa

⭐ I love this post because now I know where mermaids come from. ⭐
Thank you, Aquileana!
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:29 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  I know, I know!… Now we both know!…. Thanks dear Resa. All the ebst to you!, Aquileana 😀
on 01/15/2015 at 11:10 pm | Reply berger elisabeth

Merci, Aquileana, d’avoir expliqué les différences car en effet, le terme de sirène est utilisé bien plus souvent.
Quelles images magnifiques et ta petite vidéo est très drôle
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:18 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Salut Elisabeth!
  Je suis heureuse de savoir que ce billet, les images et la petite vidéo t’ont plu!!. Merci beaucoup!’ Je te souhaite une très jolie semaine. Bisous!
  Aquileana 😀
on 01/15/2015 at 11:16 pm | Reply john flanagan

Wonderful as ever, Aquileana, you’ve lost none of your ability to entertain and inform.
Excellent offering..

Abrazos fuertes

john
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:30 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your beautiful comment!.
  I am really pleased to know that you liked the post informative dear John!
  All the best to you. Happy week ahead!, Aquileana 🙂
on 01/15/2015 at 11:25 pm | Reply pictimilitude

Love this – I didn’t know the story with Poseidon – I always learn so much coming here.
And the part about the mermaids! So awesome!
And then there are the awards. *Thank you* so much for the nomination. I can’t wait to write the blog post about it. 😀
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:31 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi dera Cynthia! Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your beautiful comment!. I am really pleased to know that you liked the post and learnt something new!… And your are most welcome for the nomination. You truly deserve it!. All the best to you. Happy week ahead!, Aquileana 🙂
on 01/16/2015 at 12:05 am | Reply Sarah Ferguson

Thank you for the nomination! I have to come up with a lot of blogs now!
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:32 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  You are most welcome, Sarah!. Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your comment!. All the best to you. Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/20/2015 at 12:47 am Sarah Ferguson
    
    And hopefully I will find time this week to get to the award! If only I didn’t have to work…
  - on 01/20/2015 at 10:56 pm Aquileana
    
    No worries!… It is totally up to you to post it!. All the best to you. Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 12:28 am | Reply jakesprinter

Thanks for sharing my work my friend this blog is truly awesome.
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:32 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  You are most welcome, Jake!… My real pleasure!. ⭐
  All the best to you. Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 12:53 am | Reply Eric Tonningsen

Always Learning. Always appreciative of your time and efforts to share. Thank you!
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:33 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your encouraging comment!.
  I truly appreciate your words, dear Eric!
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 1:24 am | Reply balroop2013

This is so interesting, fascinating and informative! I had only heard about mermaids in stories, never thought they have some link to Greek Mythology. Love those pictures too. Thanks for a wonderful post.
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:34 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi dear Balroop!. Thank you very much for dropping by!. I am really pleased that you liked the post and much apprecite your encouragement… All the best to you Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 4:21 am | Reply irinadim

Finally I know the difference between the sea nymphs, mermaids and sirens!

Wonderful post, Aquileana, with so many lovely paintings of the Nereids, the fish shaped women. They are much more beautiful than the Sirens – women with bird forms.

I enjoyed Ryan’s poem very much. Thank you for including it in your post, I’m now his follower.

BTW, I nominated your blog in the One Lovely Blog Hop. Have a look!.

Have a lovely weekend! Hugs ❤ Irina
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:39 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi dear Irina!~
  Thank you very much for such a marvelous comment … I much appreciate your words and I am pleased to know that you learnt through the reading!.
  Also good to know that you liked Ryan’s haiku (20 haikus!) and that you are following his blog!… As to the One Lovely Blog Hop, I’ll be doing it as soon as possible. Thanks for that and for the beautiful words regarding my blog and your interest towards Greek Mythology at your blog…
  Last nut not least I wanted to tell you that I will add a widget here on my blog linking to yours… Hugs and wishing you a great week ahead!, Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 6:08 am | Reply alacartemenus

¡Felicidades por las nominaciones! Y muchas gracias por acordarte de mi blog. Un abrazo y, ¡que esto no pare! 🙂
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:41 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Un gusto nominarte…. Un abrazo y muy buena semana para vos. Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 6:25 am | Reply The Muscleheaded Blog

A wonderful write about several of my favorite myths…. Happy Weekend Aquileana !!!!
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:42 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Chris!.
  Great to read your comment over here… Happy week ahead!, Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 8:06 am | Reply cataniafashionblog

grazie cara !! thank very much!!
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:43 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  You are most welcome!~ Abbraccio!, Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 8:08 am | Reply makagutu

Just dropped by to say hello.
Great post as they usually are.
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:44 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot dear Makagutu!.
  Wishing you a great week ahead ⭐ Best wishes, Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 9:46 am | Reply Unsmileys

Hi,thanks for nominating me 😀
And your blog is nice,I love Greek mythology 🙂
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:45 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  You are most welcome!~ And thanks for dropping by!. Al the best to you. Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 10:06 am | Reply Kelly Kline Burnett

Delightful! I have read a little bit before but never learned this much in such a short time frame. And the photos – the art work is beyond compare! Outstanding!
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:45 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your encouraging comment!.
  I truly appreciate your words, Kelly!
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 11:12 am | Reply john zande

A fan I am.

Love the Gif!
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:46 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi dear John~ Why thank you my friend!… Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 12:24 pm | Reply Veronica

Mi querida A 🙂
Esta nueva entrega desentraña y desenmascara mi error (¿cómo pude equivocarme tanto? ahhhh ¿no soy infalible? Je). En tren de atribuirle responsabilidad a un tercero (es justo y necesario hacerlo para conservar el ego saludable. Je.) diré que mi confusión entre sirenas y nereidas proviene de sus dotes vocales. No abundaré en otros justificativos y semejanzas. 😀 😀
De ahora en más consultaré la genealogía antes de decir ¡esta boca es mía! (guiños finales). 😛
Un abrazo de gol y besos felices de fin de semana en el horizonte. 🙂
V.
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:51 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Vero~ Hola, amiga!… feliz semana para vos.
  Gracias por el comentario…. Y en cuanto a las diferencias, creo yo que las canciones de las Sirenas impactan en las Nereidas, al punto de que ambas se mimetizan y confunden… Estamos en eso, tratando de descubrir los puntos en que las que se coligan, divergen…
  Abrazo goleador a mi volante favorita!, Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 1:46 pm | Reply Georges 2679

Merci pour ce beau partage et toutes ces explications ainsi que ces belles photos.
Bonne soirée et bon week-end
Bisous
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:48 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Merci beaucoup Georges. Je t’ embrasse et souhaite un jolie semaine, mon ami!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 1:47 pm | Reply Mahesh Nair

This is a beautiful post, as always. Your posts are packed with history and details and you present them with perfection. This is lovely, Aquileana 🙂 Have you been to New York city, and if yes to the museums here.
on 01/16/2015 at 1:59 pm | Reply L'Ornithorynque

I’ll be late (a bit!). Not today but this week end for the challenge.
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:47 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  No rushes and you just do it if you want!. Cheers! Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 3:40 pm | Reply peakperspective

Another brilliant post, Aquileana–and I so enjoyed learning about our ancient mermaids. What a fascinating history they possess. And the art was exceptional as well. Such fetching and enticing stories, and to have the visual alongside is a treat.
Lastly, thanks for the link to Ryan’s poem. I knew it would be worthy if you gave it two thumbs up.
Cheers to you!
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:54 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi dear Shelley~
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your beautiful comment!.
  I truly appreciate your words and I am pleased to know that you enjoyed teh myth, the paintings and Ryan haikus (20 haikus, really?)
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 3:52 pm | Reply Maxima

Thanks for all wonderful art! With love maxima
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:52 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Maxima.
  Happy week ahead to your my friend!. Best wishes, Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 4:29 pm | Reply newwhitebear

Innanzitutto complimenti per gli awards ricevuti, del tutto meritati per quello che scrivi.
Passando alla nereidi. L’hoi trovato interessante ed esaustivo come la differenziazione tra Nereidi, Sirene e Mermeidi. Ti leggo sempre con grande attenzione e curiosità.
Bello il siparietto finale con le tre immagini in movimento
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:23 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Grazie per l’ottimo e intelligente commento, Newwhitebear
  Sono così contento che ci giustado articolo e dipinti, così come l’animazione della finale. Abbraccio!. Molto buona settimana, Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/19/2015 at 10:32 am newwhitebear
    
    Un sorriso
on 01/16/2015 at 4:37 pm | Reply Denise

Bonsoir chère Aquileana pour ce beau billet. Merci de tes explications sur les sirènes et encore une fois, les illustrations sont de toute beauté.
Merci pour ta petite vidéo 🙂
Je te souhaite un tout bon week-end et plein de joie.
Gros bisous 🙂 ♥
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:56 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Je suis heureuse de savoir que ce billet, les illustrations et le vidéo t’ ont plu!!. Merci beaucoup, chère Denise!
  Je t’ embrasse et je te souhaite une très jolie semaine, ⭐
  Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 5:12 pm | Reply martincx

Hola Aquileana, magnífico post, yo soy de los que cada vez más se me dificulta leer literatura, pero si algo he de confesar es que disfruto y pierdo la noción del tiempo cuando leo mitología e historia, es por eso que me encantan textos como este (y de paso ejercito mi inglés).

BTW, have a rockin’ weekend!
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:57 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Gracias querido Martin!… Me alegro mucho de que te haya gustado el post y de que de paso puedas ejercitar tu inglés… BTW You also rock, my friend. happy week ahead, Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 5:23 pm | Reply José Cervera

Es curioso como las nereidas eran el contrapunto, el complemento de las sirenas, en esa dualidad bien-mal de la naturaleza del mar. Nuevamente es un placer observar cómo muestras las correspondencias que tejen las historias de las distintas divinidades en un macrorrelato siempre vivo y sugestivo. Abrazos.
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:00 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hola José.
  Gracias por el genial comentario. Es cierto lo del macrorrelato… En especial teniendo en cuenta que el mismo se correlaciona con el marco macro del inmenso océano. Un abrazo. Buena semana para vos. Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 6:53 pm | Reply Ste J

Doris seems the least Greek name there is, it conjures up images of a little old lady buying milk. There are a lot more nuances to the Greek myths than i assumed, luckily I have you to teach me things, I am also eyeing up Robert graves’ The Greek Myths which is sat on a shelf near at hand as well as the Ethiopian Story which I had never heard of until I found it in an old barn converted to a book shop.
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:09 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Dear Ste!. Your note regarding Doris is too funny! 😀 I can almost see her!
  As to Robert graves’ book “The Greek Myths I also have it… they are actually two books in my edition!. It is certainly a must read!. Good to know that it is on your bookshelf!… Thanks for dropping by!. Wishing you a great week ahead!. Aquileana D:
on 01/16/2015 at 7:22 pm | Reply diahannreyes

Goddesses, huh? Then they must be a lot more potent than the “nymph” term implies. I really appreciate you rising them to the surface here. I didn’t even know about them.
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:04 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  More nymphs than Goddesses, I ‘d say dear Diahann!.
  Do you agree?
  Nymph: Any of numerous minor deities represented as beautiful maidens inhabiting and sometimes personifying features of nature such as trees, waters, and mountains.
  Goddess: A female being of supernatural powers or attributes, believed in and worshiped by people.
  All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/19/2015 at 10:57 pm diahannreyes
    
    Thanks for clarifying, Aquileana! Good to know the subtle distinctions.
on 01/16/2015 at 8:04 pm | Reply ~meredith

gorgeous post, as always. great read!
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:19 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Meredith.
  Wishing you a great week ahead!, Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 8:20 pm | Reply Linda Arthur Tejera

Most interesting! Love your picture! 😀
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:20 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Linda ❤
  Sending hugs and best wishes!… Aquileana 😀
on 01/16/2015 at 10:32 pm | Reply the dune mouse

more wonderous stories and I love mermaids! Beautiful images accompany!! Thank you Aquileana for taking us into the wonderful world of myth!!!
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:21 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your beautiful comment!.
  I truly appreciate it, dear Cybele ⭐
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/19/2015 at 3:50 pm the dune mouse
    
    I love to drop by Aquileana!!! you’re welcome!!
on 01/16/2015 at 10:58 pm | Reply Leeby Geeby

Poseidon with his earth-shaker archetype, having his home on the island on which Atlantis was built, gives credibility to some of the documentaries I have watched that say Atlantis may have been built on the volcanic island of Santorini. Thank beautifully written and insightful as ever.
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:28 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Great comment… Santorini is certainly one of the possible locations… If you are interested on this topic, you can check out this post on Plato’s Atlantis: https://aquileana.wordpress.com/2014/07/17/mythology-philosophy-the-lost-city-of-atlantis-according-to-plato/ All the best to you. Thanks for dropping by. Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/21/2015 at 11:30 pm Leeby Geeby
    
    Wow thanks for that! Thats awesome.
  - on 01/22/2015 at 6:37 pm Aquileana
    
    You are most welcome!~ Best wishes, Aquileana 😀
on 01/17/2015 at 1:35 am | Reply firefly1275

As always very interesting post and beautiful artworks! 🙂
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:25 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your comment!.
  I truly appreciate it Firefly ⭐
  Happy week to you. Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/19/2015 at 3:41 pm firefly1275
    
    You’re welcome! Have a nice week also. 🙂
on 01/17/2015 at 2:28 am | Reply smilecalm

such interesting history & imagery revealed to me, thanks!
much gratitude for offering a nomination to my blog! while my blog is award-free, i’m humbly grateful for your kind recognition. Enjoy reading your insightful revelations 🙂
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:47 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  You are most welcome!… And take it as a simple recognition for your amazing work as a blogger!… All the best to you!, Aquileana 😛
on 01/17/2015 at 2:53 am | Reply Joseph Nebus

I like that “Triumph of Poseidon and Amphitrite” mosaic.
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:48 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  I like that roman mosaic as well Joseph!… Quite impressive, right?
  All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
on 01/17/2015 at 3:54 am | Reply Sartenada

What a lovely history lesson. It was a great joy to read Your post again.
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:49 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your beautiful comment, dear Sartenada 🐻 Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/17/2015 at 4:26 am | Reply Outlier Babe

As always, you have taught me something new. I never knew ( 😉 ) that Nereids were so distinctive from each other to the Ancients that different and aspects of the ocean and ocean-going skills were represented by individual “mermaids.”

I had also not been familiar with Poseidon’s wife! Why not?! I feel…betrayed by the media. I googled around and found this post, which not only tells the story concisely and well, but also asks brief and interesting questions afterward–related to my feeling of betrayal.

Thanks for another learning experience, Aquileana, and more beautiful and fitting artwork!
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:51 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Outlier Babe!~
  Thanks for such a clever and encouraging comment!. I much appreciate your words and I am truly happy to know that you enjoyed the reading and learnt through it!, All the very best to you. Aquileana 😀
on 01/17/2015 at 5:44 am | Reply beekeeper71

Further proof of why I find your blog one of the most enjoyable to read. Love the visuals and the links. The ideas that blossom in my mind as I read. The moons of Neptune should have all been named after the nereids, as far as I’m concerned.

Thanks for the post, and best wishes.

Bryan
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:56 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Dear Bryan!~
  Thanks for adding the reference regarding Neptune…
  I have found the following information:
  “Neptune has 14 known moons, which are named for minor water deities in Greek mythology.By far the largest of them is Triton, discovered by William Lassell on October 10, 1846, just 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself; over a century passed before the discovery of the second natural satellite, Nereid”
  I didn’t know that Neptune has 14 moons and that its natural satellite is named Nereid… I wonder if that satellite has also moons around it… Maybe 50 Sea Nymphs?…
  Excellent comment!. I much appreciate it. All the very best to you.
  Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/20/2015 at 2:42 am beekeeper71
    
    I wrote a poem with Rick Yennik called “Eight Moons” in regard to Neptune when there were only eight known moons. I’ll soon post it on my blog. My current post is an interplay between Jupiter and Europa. I love melding astronomy and mythology.
    
    Take care,
    
    Bryan
  - on 01/20/2015 at 10:58 pm Aquileana
    
    I’ll stay tuned dear Bryan… I’d love to read it!… Looking forward to it. ⭐
    All the best to you. Aquileana 😀
on 01/17/2015 at 9:54 am | Reply Vlad Zaycev

Amazing! 🙂
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:57 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much Vlad~
  Best wishes. Aquileana 😛
on 01/17/2015 at 10:22 am | Reply Louis

Bonjour Amalia,
Article très intéressant ! Merci beaucoup pour le partage ! Merci également pour ta visite.
Bisous.
- on 01/19/2015 at 9:58 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Merci beaucoup pour ton commentaire et la chanson!!.
  Je t’ embrasse, Louis!, Aquileana 😀
on 01/17/2015 at 11:48 am | Reply Dalo 2013

Another incredible post Aquileana ~ I had absolutely no idea that the Nereids of Greek mythology were the basis of the myth (truth?!?) for the mermaids that I dream about every time I am out in a boat 🙂 And such great photos and art that adds to the mystery (especially the one at the end!!!). Congratulations for the awards ~ you are an inspirations. Thank you!
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:01 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi dear Dalo!~
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your beautiful comment!…
  We need to figure out what mermaids and being on a boat mean according to interpretation of dreams…
  So with that purpose I am adding this link for you to take a peek:
  Mermaid Dreams: What They Mean http://shar.es/1b4tNQ
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/20/2015 at 1:34 am Dalo 2013
    
    Thank you very much Aquileana ~ will check it out. Best to you this week 🙂
  - on 01/20/2015 at 10:57 pm Aquileana
    
    Best to you as well dear Dalo!. Virtual hugs!, Aquileana 😀
on 01/17/2015 at 12:45 pm | Reply Kev

So much nicer than those sirens that seduced men and led them to their deaths or whose cries were so devastating they drove men mad and caused them crash and drown. I like the Nereids. 🙂
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:03 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  So much nicer indeed… I agree with you dear Kev!~
  Thanks a lot for dropping by. Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 🙂
on 01/17/2015 at 1:32 pm | Reply Rajagopal

As always, enjoyed your enchanting presentation of mythology comprising nereids, sirens, mermaids, poseidon et al…; together with art pics and melodious video footage of girl atop scattered iceberg with her sailor friend and ship anchored in the background, it is such a delectable melange that is simply spell-binding. For a moment, I wanted transform myself into another poseidon and hit the Argentina coastline to become the subject of another post by, who else, aquileana. Season’s greetings and warm hugs coming your way aqui…Raj.
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:05 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi dear Raj~ I love your comment my friend. Particularly the neat suggestion regarding Poseidon’s metamorphosis 😛
  I am really pleased to know that you enjoyed the post!. Sending best wishes and hugs to you. Aquileana 😀
on 01/17/2015 at 3:20 pm | Reply CherryBomb

El artículo me ha resultado muy interesante, la verdad es que la temática mitológica me interesa muchísimo, por lo que siempre se agradecen lecturas tan inspiradoras. ¡Muchas gracias por la nominación! 🙂
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:06 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Muchas gracias por tu genial comentario…. Es un gusto haberte nominado CherryBomb. Te mando un abrazo. Gracias por pasar!, Aquileana 😀
on 01/17/2015 at 3:32 pm | Reply Linnea Tanner

Reblogged this on Apollo's Raven and commented:
Check Out Fascinating Post on Greek Mythology: “The Nereids, Fifty Sea Nymphs”.-
01/15/2015 by Aquileana

The Nereids were fifty goddesses of the sea, daughters of Nereus (eldest son of Pontus, the Sea and Gaia, the Earth) and Doris (an Oceanid and Sea Nymph). They were sisters of Nerites (a young minor sea god).

They Nereids were the patrons of sailors and fishermen, who came to the aid of men in distress.
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:36 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much for reblogging this post at Apollo’s Raven, dear Linnea. All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
on 01/17/2015 at 3:42 pm | Reply Linnea Tanner

Hi Aquileana,

Love your posts on Greek Mythology. You continue to amaze me with your knowledge of mythology. This recent series on minor goddesses has been fascinating and the artwork has added a lot to the imagery. This is the first time that I’ve heard of the Nereids and their association with mermaids. I like that they friendly and helpful to sailors fighting perilous storms and were associated with running with the dolphins.

Thanks again for sharing.

Best wishes,
Linnea
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:41 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi dear Linnea~
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your clever comment!. I like the way you summarized the main characteristics of the Nereids and how they used to show up and were depicted in Ancient Greece!.
  As to the Nereids as minor goddesses, that is a good point, indeed… As they were Sea Nymphs (and 50!) they weren’t as important as other Goddess would have been!… I am trying to keep it up with the ocean saga and its creatures and Gods/ Goddess and or minor deities!.
  All the very best to you!, Aquileana 😀
on 01/17/2015 at 4:36 pm | Reply Poetsmith

Hola Aquileana. Thank you for a most interesting post. 🙂 The paintings are all so beautifully put together. On reading this article, I am reminded of “The Little Mermaid” by a Danish author, Hans Christian Andersen – a fairy tale about a mermaid from an underwater kingdom … and her love for a human prince! My best wishes to you and a wonderful weekend too. 🙂 Iris
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:12 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Great reference regarding Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid” … I had a book by him with all his most well known fairy tales when I was a kid… So you brought back memories to me… I have just checked it online and bookmarked it to re- read it again!… By the way, did you know that it is dated 1837? 😛 Best wishes, my friend! Aquileana 😀
  
  “The Little Mermaid” (Danish: Den lille havfrue) by Hans Christian Andersen
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid
  - on 01/20/2015 at 3:32 pm Poetsmith
    
    Well, glad that it brought back memories to the two of us!! 😉 Have you seen the film they made about Hans Christian Andersen? Some lovely songs there too, Aquileana. Sorry that I did not get a notification of your reply from WP, hence this late response. Have a wonderful day, my friend.
  - on 01/20/2015 at 10:50 pm Aquileana
    
    Dear Iris!… No, I haven’t seen that film but will make sure to search it online!.
    Thanks for the note here and for telling me about the movie, my friend! ⭐
    Have a marvelous wednesday!, sending hugs! Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/21/2015 at 12:22 am Poetsmith
    
    My pleasure, Aquileana. 🙂
on 01/17/2015 at 4:42 pm | Reply toritto

Nereids were new to me too! Beautifully done as usual. Love the Roman mosaic! Glad I read the Iliad and Odyssey when young! I was a weird kid! Regards
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:15 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi there dear Toritto~
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your comment!.
  I also read the Iliad and Odyssey when I was very young… And they are still favorite ones to me… 🙂
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/17/2015 at 4:51 pm | Reply restlessjo

So many lovely images! 🙂 I particularly like the Mermaid with her offspring.
Have a great week, Aquileana!
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:07 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Jo ⭐ I much appreciate your words!
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/17/2015 at 7:51 pm | Reply Ileana

Un gand bun pentru o noapte binecuvantata! 🙂
A good thought for a blessed night!
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:16 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Ileana ⭐
  Enjoy your week. Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 🙂
on 01/17/2015 at 8:02 pm | Reply Dennis the Vizsla

hello aquileana its dennis the vizsla dog hay wow i gess this is the oridjin of that saying their ar other nymphs in the see!!! ok bye
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:18 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Dennis…
  Oh those Nereids are quite beautiful, aren’t they?… And, I heard they like to hang out with dogs as well!.
  Best wishes, my friend! Aquileana 😛
on 01/17/2015 at 8:23 pm | Reply Blake

Dear Aquileana, thanks so much for explaining the difference between sirens and nereids, which I always seem to have trouble with 😉

And I didn’t realise that dolphins were called ‘fish-tailed horses’ either, which explains all of the people who ride on them…

I always learn something new when I read your posts 😀
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:27 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi dear Blake…. Well it seems we both know now that Sirens has birds shapes and Nereids fishes forms!…
  Oh and as to the ‘fish-tailed horses’ I think they are sea- horses (also called Hippocamps) usually shown as composite creatures with the head and fore-parts of a horse and the serpentine tail of a fish…
  I think I will have to write about them soon!
  
  ►Chariot of Poseidon drawn by Hippocamps, Roman mosaic C3rd A.D., Sousse Museum
  
  As to the Dolphins, I have noticed they don’t look as pretty as they are … At least jugding for the ancient depictions
  
  ►Nereid nymphs riding dolphins | Apulian red figure pelike C5th B.C.
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your great comment!. I truly appreciate your words. Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/17/2015 at 9:06 pm | Reply Mike

I find it remarkable how your work so often helps me to string together small bits of my limited knowledge to form the complete picture. Mythology makes more sense with you Aqui – thank you.
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:29 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Mike!.
  Your words mean a lot to me. I am beyond appreciative to read your comment tonight!… Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/17/2015 at 9:11 pm | Reply Graham Stephen

Interesante! Que tengas un buen finde, Aquileana. Saludos.
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:30 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Muchas gracias por el comentario, querido Graham. Te deseo una muy buena semana. Un abrazo. Aquileana 😀
on 01/17/2015 at 11:23 pm | Reply Garden Walk Garden Talk

Very good post and as always informative. I also very much like the art that accompanies each post.
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:31 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your beautiful comment, Donna!
  I truly appreciate your words.
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/18/2015 at 12:07 am | Reply Cynthia Reyes

Another very interesting post. Now I know that the nereids were helpful, while the sirens sang sailors to their deaths. An important distinction!
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:35 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Cynthia…
  Youa re right as to the differences between Nereids and Sirens… Also their shapes should be kept in mind… (As the Nereids were shaped as fishes and the Sirens had birds forms~)
  All the very best to you and thanks for dropping by. Aquileana 😀
on 01/18/2015 at 2:06 am | Reply Leyla

beautiful young maidens ❤
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:36 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much, dear Leyla ❤
  All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
on 01/18/2015 at 7:12 am | Reply ombreflessuose

Congratulazioni per i premi e sempre interessanti i tuoi post
Baci baci
Mistral
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:54 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Tante grazie cara Mistral!… Ti auguro una meravigliosa settimana. Baci. Aquileana 😀
on 01/18/2015 at 8:42 am | Reply Omar Arcobaleno

Buona domenica carissima Aquileana e grazie per i tuoi passaggi….
Un abbraccio, Omar
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:45 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Ti ringrazio per il tuo commento caro Omar! … Ti auguro una grande settimana. Abbraccio. Aquileana 😀
on 01/18/2015 at 11:04 am | Reply Stuff Jeff Reads

Hi Aquileana! Your knowledge of mythology always impresses me. Also, you have an impeccable eye when it comes to picking out artwork to accompany your posts. Thanks for sharing all your wisdom. Warm hugs — Jeff
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:57 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much,dear Jeff. I much appreciate your words!
  Sending hugs !… Enjoy your week, Aquileana 😀
on 01/18/2015 at 2:44 pm | Reply reneejohnsonwrites

This is such a lovely blog post, I tweeted it for you. The ancient mythological city of Atlantis has long intrigued me. I love the way you have woven the myth of the mermaids with the actual Greek legends inspiring them.
on 01/18/2015 at 8:06 pm | Reply Heartafire

I love your blog, I am very interested in Greek and Roman mythology, I have had a bit of a problem finding the “comments” section on your blog, Aquileana,
I must apologize. I enjoy each and every post. Thank you
- on 01/19/2015 at 10:59 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi there!… No worries about the comments section issue… I also have problems at times to find them!. Thanks a lot for dropping by. I truly appreciate your words. Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/18/2015 at 8:13 pm | Reply “Inspiring Blogger” Award | Megan Elizabeth

[…] Aquileana nominated me for the Inspiring Blogger Award. […]
on 01/19/2015 at 8:04 am | Reply Lignum Draco

Another very interesting account. This was very interesting. Mermaids and Sirens, how does any man resist? 🙂
- on 01/19/2015 at 11:00 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Good point dear Lignum!. Those mesmerizing songs were probably hard to resist!. Thanks a lot for dropping by. Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/19/2015 at 9:00 am | Reply giselzitrone

Wieder wunderschön Text wie Bilder, wünsche eine gute glückliche Woche Liebe Grüße von mir Gislinde
- on 01/19/2015 at 11:17 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Danke für den Kommentar, Gislinde ❤
  Ich wünsche dir einen guten dienstags. Viele Grüße, Aquileana 🙂
on 01/19/2015 at 12:50 pm | Reply dilip

Yet another brilliant post Aquileana I do hope we continue to enjoy your research on these mystical beauties and their amazing underwater world. The painting “A Mermaid” by John William Waterhouse is truly fascinating. It is also intriguing how such creatures could mingle with humans and even bear children? Yet one wants to continue to believe in all of these myths and stories which enthrall the world.

Thanks you dear Aquileana and best wishes always 🙂
- on 01/19/2015 at 11:02 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  “A Mermaid” by John William Waterhouse is a marvelous painting… I am with you, dear Dilip… I enjoyed reading your ready-witted comment and much appreciate it!. Thanks for sharing your insights, my friend!. Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/19/2015 at 1:11 pm | Reply Aditix

Interesting post about the Nereids, with beautiful pictures. Happy New Year. 🙂
- on 01/19/2015 at 11:03 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Aditix.
  Sending you all my best wishes for a marvelous 2015!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/19/2015 at 6:11 pm | Reply plared

Sirenas y ninfas. Ambas insensibles en lucha eterna por dominar a los hombres. Lo curioso, es que mucho siglos después…..Siguen estando vigentes. Cuidate
- on 01/19/2015 at 11:04 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Excelente comentario… Implacable como el canto de las Sirenas.
  Muchas gracias querido Plared. Un abrazo grande, Aquileana 😀
on 01/19/2015 at 9:11 pm | Reply Minuscule Moments

I have a story about a lost mermaid who does not know she is a mermaid, living among humans until her path catches up with her. I really enjoyed this post and will do further research on the myths of mermaids before I round out my characters. Thank you Aquileana a very helpful post indeed.
- on 01/19/2015 at 11:09 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  How interesting!… Please fell free to add the link when you post it!.
  A real peasure to read your comment tonight. Thank you very much for dropping by!~ Sending you all my best wishes, Aquileana 😀
on 01/19/2015 at 9:19 pm | Reply Brenda Davis Harsham

Wonderful stories. Imagine being a half-bird, half-dolphin, all-Siren and destroyer of men… a tale of power and loneliness. Great art, as well, the nymphs have really captured the imagination and not relinquished it for ages. Great writing! Warmly, Brenda
- on 01/19/2015 at 11:11 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  “Imagine being a half-bird, half-dolphin, all-Siren and destroyer of men… a tale of power and loneliness” ~~~> You are amzing dear Bren!… I admire your wittiness with words!. I am pleased to know that you enjoyed this post! Thank you very much for dropping by!~ Sending you all my best wishes, Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/20/2015 at 1:25 pm Brenda Davis Harsham
    
    Your posts always bring my imagination to boil. 🙂
on 01/19/2015 at 9:48 pm | Reply Jeri Walker-Bickett (@JeriWB)

Sirens, mermaids, nymphs… week by week my knowledge continues to grow so I can cobble it together with the bits and pieces I knew from what I had to teach in literature classes. The more you know… the more you want to know 😉
- on 01/19/2015 at 11:13 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  JWB dixit: “The more you know… the more you want to know”.
  AP nods in agreement.
  Thank you very much for dropping by!~ I much appreciate it! All the best to you, Aquileana 😀
on 01/19/2015 at 9:50 pm | Reply Teresa Echeverría

Reblogged this on eolo and commented:
Muy interesante
- on 01/19/2015 at 11:14 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Muchas gracias por compartir en tu blog, querida Teresa.
  Un abrazo grande para vos. Aquileana 😀
on 01/20/2015 at 3:57 am | Reply Simona

▐▬▌αρρу ƊƌƳ♥
- on 01/20/2015 at 10:56 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Simona ⭐
  Sending hugs for your wednesday!, Aquileana 😀
on 01/20/2015 at 9:40 am | Reply giselefayet

Toujours aussi agréable de suivre tes explications et aussi de découvrir toutes ces interprétations picturales , dont la plupart sont vraiment magnifiques .
Bonne journée
Bises
- on 01/20/2015 at 11:00 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Allô chère Gisèle
  Je suis heureuse de savoir que ce billet t’a plu!!. Merci beaucoup pour ton merveilleux commentaire!~
  Bisous!. Je te souhaite un bon mercredi!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/20/2015 at 4:57 pm | Reply inesephoto

Oh it was a while, dear friend Aquileana! I was not able to upload my images, and also to comment or “like” the other blogs! Finally it is all sorted out. Thank you for this brilliant post! I do love the sea creatures’ stories. The Nereids make the deep dark waters look more homely… I am sorry for the Sirens – poor women who were used and then abandoned to die.

I know I have some Award job to do – this weekend! 🙂

Many hugs!
- on 01/20/2015 at 10:53 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  What a witty comment regarding those poors sirens (Nereids?) … you reminded me of a poem by Margaret Atwood…
  Even if it technically applies to the Sirens!. Take a peek, it is brief and beautiful: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/21988
  I am glad to see that you are back on track!… Sending hugs and all my best wishes, Aquileana 😀
on 01/20/2015 at 5:40 pm | Reply serunserdeluz

Aquileana gracias por compartir toda esta información, yo confundía a las nereidas con sirenas, pero ya aprendí algo nuevo. Hermoso post.

Felicidades por tantos premios.

Un abrazote desde México.
- on 01/20/2015 at 10:47 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Muchas gracias Silvia… me alegro de que el post te haya servido para clarificar las diferencias entre Nereidas y Sirenas…
  A mi me sucedía lo mismo! 😀 Un abrazo grande desde Argentina, Aquileana 😛
on 01/20/2015 at 6:47 pm | Reply K. / Pure & Complex

Congrats on receiving this award. You definitely deserve it. This blog is truly amazing
- on 01/20/2015 at 10:46 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your praise!. Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/20/2015 at 11:08 pm | Reply bearspawprint

.Δαιμονία Νύμφη – Νύμφες της Θάλασσας του Θεού Νηρέα
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- on 01/20/2015 at 11:26 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Daemonia Nymphe’s song is amazing…Truly mesmerizing!. Thank you very much for sharing. Best wishes to you! Aquileana 😀
on 01/21/2015 at 12:41 am | Reply D.G.Kaye

A fascinating post as always my friend. No doubt the sailors are in their glory surrounded by all the beautiful mermaids. 🙂 xo
- on 01/21/2015 at 6:48 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by dear D.G!. ⭐
  Always great to read you comments . I much appreciate the feedback, my friend!
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/22/2015 at 2:09 am D.G.Kaye
    
    ❤
on 01/21/2015 at 3:03 am | Reply cav12

Ciao cara Aquileana

No doubt every man wishes for a Nereid! A great article and a good distinction between Nereids and Sirens. Though the mermaids in Harry Potter Goblet of Fire certainly did not come across as helpful! ;D

Have a wonderful week my friend!
ciao
Luciana
- on 01/21/2015 at 6:45 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Tnate grazie cara Luciana!… It is always great to have your support over here… Also great to know that you enjoyed the reading and learnt some new facts regarding the Nereids. All the best to you. Baci!~ Aquileana 😀
on 01/21/2015 at 3:18 pm | Reply Kourtney Heintz

Thanks for clarifying the sea nymphs and the sirens. I’ve never read such a great comparison before. You really absorb the material and then make it so easy to understand. 🙂
- on 01/21/2015 at 6:43 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by, dear Kourt!… I am glad to know that you learned the differences between the Nereids and the Sirens… All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/29/2015 at 3:10 pm Kourtney Heintz
    
    I love how you give just enough details to clearly separate the two within my mind. Great work here! 🙂
  - on 01/31/2015 at 6:54 pm Aquileana
    
    Hi Kourt!. Thank you very much for dropping by!. I am really pleased to know that you liked the post…
    Hugs and all the best to you. Aquileana 😀
on 01/22/2015 at 7:29 am | Reply dragonscaleclippings

as always fascinating reading! the Waterhouse painting is one of my favourites and inspired a mermaid story and poem many years ago…
- on 01/22/2015 at 6:36 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi there Freya~ I am with you as to Waterhouse’s painting!. Absolutely mermaid-mesmerizing 🙂
  Please feel free to add the link to your poem if you want!…
  All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
on 01/22/2015 at 12:49 pm | Reply Ştefania

Thank you so much for sharing with us, amazing pictures and information so interesting. Congratulations for the article Aquileana. I enjoyed reading it.
All the best for you. Ştefania ❤ 🙂
- on 01/22/2015 at 6:38 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for your words dear Ştefania!~ I am really pleased to know that you liked the post… All the best to you ❤ Aquileana 🙂
on 01/22/2015 at 2:25 pm | Reply Indah Susanti

Love the article – gosh I missed it and now it is all related to the sea – really interesting and well research! Thank you so much Aquileana 🙂
- on 01/22/2015 at 6:41 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi Indah!. Thank you very much for dropping by!. It seems you also posted sea creatures somehow!
  I love your new posts, my friend!!!… Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/22/2015 at 3:21 pm | Reply PrincessK DJ

Oh my very nice mermaid!
bueno!
carissimo!
- on 01/22/2015 at 6:34 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Tante grazie… All the bbst to you and great to know that you enjoyed the post!.
  Abbraccio. Aquileana 😀
on 01/22/2015 at 3:23 pm | Reply PrincessK DJ

be blessed dear!
- on 01/22/2015 at 6:35 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Blessings to you as well!~ ⭐ Aquileana 😀
on 01/22/2015 at 5:22 pm | Reply Carol Balawyder

What an interesting and beautiful post, Aquileana. The art work is fantastic!
Have a happy week. 🙂
- on 01/22/2015 at 6:43 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi dear Carol!… I am very happy to know that you enjoyed this post… Thanks for your feedback here!~
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/22/2015 at 5:25 pm | Reply Heartafire

I love the classical art and ethereal quality of your topics, fascinating and very beautiful!
- on 01/22/2015 at 6:42 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a bunch for your words!… ~ I am really pleased to know that you liked the post~
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/22/2015 at 10:56 pm | Reply rubengarcia, Sendero

De las sirenas se puede llenar cien piscinas de o tanto que se ha escrito. Gracias por mostrarlo… Besos y flores,
- on 01/23/2015 at 1:39 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Eso es muy cierto… Debe ser porque son bellas y cautivan a todos los poetas!.~
  Abrazos, Rub. Gracias por pasar!, Aquileana 😀
on 01/23/2015 at 4:13 am | Reply ulli

A wonderful composition of photos and knowledge!
Ulli
- on 01/23/2015 at 10:42 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Ulli! Sending you all my best wishes!. Happy weekend! Aquileana 😀
on 01/23/2015 at 11:15 am | Reply Nacho

Precioso y documentado post, me guardo las referencias para consultarlas, me interesa mucho la mitología.

Gracias por compartirlo con nosotros.

Feliz fin de semana.
- on 01/23/2015 at 11:23 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Muchas gracias, Nacho!… Me encanta tu escritura…
  Te mando un abrazo y te deseo un genial fin de semana . Aquileana 😀
on 01/23/2015 at 12:01 pm | Reply Barbara Rodgers

Fascinating information to go along with some very beautiful paintings…
- on 01/23/2015 at 12:02 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much for dropping by, I am really happy to know that you enjoyed the post! All the best to you and happy weekend ahead! Aquileana 😀
on 01/24/2015 at 4:29 am | Reply bluebutterfliesandme

Reblogged this on Sindy's Saturday Satsang and commented:
A post almost as beautiful as the blogger who created it.
- on 01/24/2015 at 10:19 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much for reblogging this post and for the beautiful introductory words!
  All the best to you. Aquileana 😀
on 01/24/2015 at 4:33 am | Reply bluebutterfliesandme

This would be a favorite of this Queen of Cups, water sign Scorpio. Plus I love Waterhouse. ❤
- on 01/24/2015 at 10:18 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Great comment! And you are also Scorpio as me. Am I right?… Hugs and thanks for the support Sindy!.
  All the best to you. Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/25/2015 at 12:44 am bluebutterfliesandme
    
    Yes I was saying me a water sign Scorpio, lol I forgot you were as well ❤
on 01/24/2015 at 4:49 am | Reply createmusic

Reblogged this on Higher Density Blog.
- on 01/24/2015 at 10:19 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much for reblogging this post! All the best to you. Aquileana 😀
on 01/24/2015 at 10:33 am | Reply Omar Arcobaleno

Buon fine settimana cara amica
Un abbraccio, Omar
- on 01/24/2015 at 10:27 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Buona domenica caro Omar! Baci, Aquileana 😀
on 01/24/2015 at 11:35 am | Reply dr sweetyshinde

Que buenas son las pinturas! Me gusta mucho.
Very voluptuous colors.
BTW- I thought sirens were used with a negative connotation – as in women who lure sailors to their deaths at sea. Is that true?
- on 01/24/2015 at 10:33 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your beautiful comment!.
  I truly appreciate your words.
  As to your questions, Sirens are usually used with that negative connotation.
  Worth noting that Sirens and Nereids are not the same creatures~
  You can read more here:
  https://aquileana.wordpress.com/2015/01/02/%E2%96%BAgreek-mythology-the-sirens-muses-of-the-lower-world/
  http://knowledgenuts.com/2014/02/05/the-difference-between-mermaids-and-sirens/
  Best wishes to you, Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/25/2015 at 1:54 pm dr sweetyshinde
    
    Ah, thank you. So many misconceptions!
  - on 01/26/2015 at 4:50 pm Aquileana
    
    You are most welcome. Best wishes! Aquileana 😀
on 01/24/2015 at 7:04 pm | Reply PreciousRhymes

Hello dear Aquileana. Heartfelt thanks for the sprinkle of blessings on preciousrhymes that led me to your enchanting world! I must confess that this is my very first reading on Greek mythology and a very captivating and intriguing one indeed. The only other knowledge that I can boast of is what I had learned about Pandora’s box from my daughter sometime back 🙂 My turn to share a little about the mermaids with her now. I assume that playful smile at the end of the post is Aquileanas:) May that smile always be your companion. Have a beautiful day!
- on 01/24/2015 at 10:43 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your beautiful comment!.
  I truly appreciate your words. And I am happy to know that you are feeling a new interest towards Greek Mythology~
  As to that little animation at the end , It is me, indeed!. 🙂
  By the way, you avitar doesn’t link me to any URL… Can you add your URL’s blog right here if you have one!. Thank you!
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/24/2015 at 11:27 pm | Reply PreciousRhymes

Hi Aquileana. I’m fairly new to the blog world and still finding my way around. Not sure why the gravatar didn’t link back but here’s the url:
http://preciousrhymes.net
And wish you the very best as well. So my assumption about the animation was correct; Like I said before, always keep that smile:)
- on 01/24/2015 at 11:28 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for your comment and I will make sure to check out your blog! … I appreciate your words a lot. I hope you have a wonderful sunday ahead Aquileana 😀
on 01/25/2015 at 5:40 am | Reply csolisp

Hola! te he nominado para los premios “Wonderful Team Member Readership Award” Aquí tienes el enlace: https://csolisp.wordpress.com/2015/01/25/al-dia-con-los-premios/
Enhorabuena!!
Abrazo!
- on 01/25/2015 at 10:17 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Muchas gracias por nominar mi blog!. Un abrazo!, Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/26/2015 at 7:13 am csolisp
    
    De nada! Para eso estamos 🙂
    Un abrazo.
  - on 01/26/2015 at 4:45 pm Aquileana
    
    Otro abrazo para vos, Aquileana 😀
on 01/25/2015 at 9:18 am | Reply speedyrabbit

Thanks for doing this post,I never knew much about sea nymphs,xx Rachel
- on 01/25/2015 at 10:18 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks fro dropping by dear Rachel!. Great to know that you liked the post and enjoyed the reading! Happy sunday and best wishes, Aquileana 😀
on 01/25/2015 at 4:34 pm | Reply BroadBlogs

It must’ve been wonderful living in a world with these enchanted beings watching after you.

Since you bring a Persephone, I’m wondering if you have heard of a version of the tale in which Persephone hears the despairing cries of the dead and choses to freely go into the Underworld to comfort them. Hades does not appear at all, in this version.
- on 01/26/2015 at 2:47 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Great comment and I didn’t know that version of the myth until you mentioned it.
  
  I found an alternative version of Perspehone’s myth in which her abduction by Hades doesn’t appear. As to this earlier version of the myth:
  
  Persephone appears exclusively as the queen of the underworld, receiving the likes of Herakles and Orpheus at her court
  
  The story of her being carried off by Pluto, against her will, is not mentioned by Homer, who simply describes her as his wife and queen; and her abduction is first mentioned by Hesiod (Theog. 914).
  
  In another obscure myth (according to Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 220 )Persephone was accredited with creation of mankind from clay (in place of the usual Prometheus).
  
  Source: http://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Persephone.html
  
  I am quite sure that you are making reference to Homer’s version on your comment!…
  
  Please feel free to send me a link if you have one.
  
  All my best wishes to you, Georgia!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/27/2015 at 6:01 am | Reply Gallivanta

It amazes me how greatly mermaids and sirens have captured our imaginations so deeply throughout the ages.
- on 01/27/2015 at 3:50 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  It amazes me as well, dear Gallivanta!. Thanks for dropping by!… Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/27/2015 at 8:03 pm Gallivanta
    
    Why this fair creature chose so fairily 200
    By the wayside to linger, we shall see;
    But first ’tis fit to tell how she could muse
    And dream, when in the serpent prison-house,
    Of all she list, strange or magnificent:
    How, ever, where she will’d, her spirit went; 205
    Whether to faint Elysium, or where
    Down through tress-lifting waves the Nereids fair
    Wind into Thetis’ bower by many a pearly stair;
    
    From Lamia by John Keats
  - on 01/27/2015 at 10:36 pm Aquileana
    
    Excellent referral to Keats’poem…. The Two last verses are remarkable as they explicitly mention the Nereids.
    Great finding and thank you very much for adding it here, dear Gallivanta!.
    All my best wishes to you. Aquileana 😀
on 01/27/2015 at 4:52 pm | Reply Omar Arcobaleno

Un passaggio per augurarti una bella serata….
Un abbraccio, Omar
- on 01/27/2015 at 4:57 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Tante grazie caro Omar ⭐ Baci, amico!, Aquileana 😀
on 01/28/2015 at 12:01 am | Reply Jet Eliot

I enjoyed this very much, Aquileana. And as usual, the collection of accompanying paintings is lovely. 🙂
- on 01/28/2015 at 12:07 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Jet!… Great to know that you enjoyed the reading and liked the paintings… Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 01/28/2015 at 6:03 pm | Reply bellaespiritu

Mi querida Aquileana, he nominado tu blog a una distinción en este post: http://bellaespiritu.com/2015/01/28/auschwitz-de-blogs-y-premios-xvii-amaterasu/

Un abrazo para ti desde el Océano Atlántico.
- on 01/28/2015 at 11:32 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Me parece que estamos en el mismo lado… Sos de Argentina?…
  Mil gracias por nominarme… Realmente honrada, querida Bella.
  Un abrazo, Aquileana 😀
on 01/28/2015 at 11:41 pm | Reply bellaespiritu

Efectivamente, estamos en el mismo lado y vivo en ciudad balnearia atlántica.
Abrazo nuevamente.
- on 01/28/2015 at 11:44 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Genial ⭐ Afortunada sos de estar por la costa… Yo vivo en Zona Norte, Buenos Aires. Abrazos, Aquileana 😀
on 01/28/2015 at 11:58 pm | Reply MichelleMarie

Wonderful post dear Aquileana! Sweet video snippet! Beautiful dear friend! 😄💗blessings to you!
- on 01/29/2015 at 12:06 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a bunch dear Michelle ❤ Truly happy to know that you liked the post and the little video! … Big hugs from Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/29/2015 at 1:18 am MichelleMarie
    
    Big hugs to you too sweet friend! 😄💗
on 01/29/2015 at 12:16 pm | Reply moondustwriter

enticing creatures. thanks so much for your visit
- on 01/31/2015 at 6:53 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much, Mooondustwriter!. I am really pleased to know that you liked the post… All the best to you. Aquileana 😀
on 01/30/2015 at 5:39 pm | Reply Robbie

I have a print of a “modern day” mermaid by an artist-

purchased a print of this back in the mid 80’s while walking through Art Inst of Chicago- a bench was right below it + it was lovely in person.
http://www.artic.edu/visit?campaign=art%20institute&gclid=CjwKEAiA9KymBRD6g6iOvv2joU0SJAB0vRQyyorV2JiA2lvDv0VB8KbXY0ze3UTIDK3jrTIGoNvuCBoCsfnw_wcB
People are fascinated by these beautiful creatures….It sits on a wall in our home:-) love it!
- on 01/31/2015 at 10:30 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  I love that painting dear Robbie… I think that those women are also mesmerized by the Nereids (AKA Mermaids) and are looking forward to becoming one of them.
  I will try to find the post to the pianting in order to leave a comment!… Fell free to add the link here and you’ll save me the search! 🙂
  Best wishes~ Aquileana 😀
  - on 02/01/2015 at 2:41 am Robbie
    
    Oh there was no post, I just took a quick snapshot of it at my house(not a great one-lol). It is in a bathroom-LOL-odd, I know but it is an interesting print ( of a painting) + I get a lot of comments about it 🙂 I can’t remember the artists name it was too many years ago-I had a card all about it-but too many moves and years have misplaced it! I tried searching but can’t find it:-(
  - on 02/01/2015 at 11:56 pm Aquileana
    
    Glad that you finally found the post and provided me further details on it, dear Robbie.
    Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.
    Al the best to you… Happy week ahead!~ Aquileana 😀
  - on 02/01/2015 at 2:46 am Robbie
    
    I found the painting- it was rather large–here is the history of the painting-
    Paul Delvaux
    Belgian, 1897–1994
    
    The Village of the Mermaids, 1942
    
    http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/74882
    
    It was bugging me could not find it-it is lovely:-) Thought you might like it:-)
  - on 02/01/2015 at 11:55 pm Aquileana
    
    Impressive indeed dear Robbie… Do you know what that painting reminds me of the last verses of one of my favorite poems ever…
    
    “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S Eliot” (Source: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/173476)
    
    “Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach?
    I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
    I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.
    
    I do not think that they will sing to me.
    
    I have seen them riding seaward on the waves
    Combing the white hair of the waves blown back
    When the wind blows the water white and black.
    We have lingered in the chambers of the sea
    By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown
    Till human voices wake us, and we drown”.
on 01/31/2015 at 7:04 pm | Reply purpleanais

Your blog is wonderful! I’ve only read the two latest posts but loving Greek Mythology as I do, I devoured them! Once in a while you find a blog you could get lost into for hours: this is one of those 🙂
- on 01/31/2015 at 7:08 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  I hope once you got lost you might find your way back home 😛 Seriously now, our comment is truly empowering. I can’t but thank you from the bottom of my Heart!. Bisous, Aquileana 😀
on 02/02/2015 at 12:18 pm | Reply annapos

I admire very much, you’re amazingly industrious and worthy, you’re blogging elevated to the highest level, I’ve never seen anything better anywhere. Thank nice Aquilena.
on 02/02/2015 at 12:30 pm | Reply lscotthoughts

This was truly fascinating, Aquileana, and I wasn’t aware of Poseidon being also known as the “Earth-Shaker.” This stuck out to me since I live in California. 🙂 Wonderful photos and congratulations again on your most deserving awards. Wishing you a lovely Monday! ♥
- on 02/02/2015 at 10:15 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a bunch dear Lauren!… Truly happy to know that you enjoyed the post and liked the feature.
  All my best wishes to you! Aquileana 😀
on 02/02/2015 at 1:40 pm | Reply skd

Your posts are very interesting Aquileana. I have done my masters in English Literature and we had a course in Greek Mythology. But its long time since. Your blog has reminded me of my college days.
- on 02/02/2015 at 2:24 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi Skd! I am glad to know that my blog brought you back good memories. And also good to know that you liked this post!. Thanks for dropping by. I am wishing you the best! Aquileana 😀
on 02/12/2015 at 6:19 am | Reply themachineheadchronicles

Reblogged this on The Machinehead Chronicles.
- on 02/12/2015 at 2:21 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much for reblogging this post… All the best to you. Aquileana 😀
on 02/15/2015 at 3:39 pm | Reply Purpleanais

Your posts are better put together than any other I’ve ever seen: the mix of information and the (so many) varied photographs to illustrate your writing is just perfect 🙂
- on 02/15/2015 at 11:48 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Wow… What a praise…. I might believe it ! LOL… 😛
  Thanks a bunch honey, glad to know that you liked the feature and enjoyed the reading!…
  I am sending you all my best wishes for a superbe semaine! Aquileana 😀
on 02/19/2015 at 5:10 pm | Reply The Book Haven

Mr Waterhouse’s painting is fascinating. Thank you very much for sharing.
- on 02/19/2015 at 10:37 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much!… And yes, I agree with you. good choice!… All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
on 02/26/2015 at 5:28 pm | Reply ►Greek Mythology: “Zeus, The Ruler of Gods”.- | La Audacia de Aquiles

[…] of a more ancient Mother Goddess), Maia (a Nymph) and Thetis (A Sea Nymph and leader of the Fifty Nereids). Also Metis, (one of the Okeanides and the Titan goddess of good counsel and advise) was his […]
on 02/28/2015 at 8:54 am | Reply Amira Akhtar

Como siempre, tus premios son más que merecidos 😀
Un cariñoso abrazo,
Amira Akhtar.
- on 02/28/2015 at 9:01 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Muchas gracias, Amira… Otro abrazo para vos y que tengas un excelente fin de semana. Aquileana 😀
on 03/06/2015 at 10:43 am | Reply Leeby Geeby

Your posts are useful in helping me understand a lot of the unconcious content of my art. Many thanks. BTW here’s my latest post. I think you might enjoy this.https://sharmarama.wordpress.com/2015/03/06/underwater-city-at-yonaguni-japan-the-search-continues/
- on 03/06/2015 at 9:56 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your great comment!.
  I truly appreciate your words, Leeby!… Your newest post is truly interesting. I have just left you a comment over there!
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
  - on 03/08/2015 at 9:42 am Leeby Geeby
    
    Wonderful, thanks for your support. It means a lot to me. I get a lot of inspiration from your work.
  - on 03/08/2015 at 11:23 am Aquileana
    
    Thanks for this amazing & encouraging comment… I also find lots of inspiration on your posts, Leeby!.
    All the best to you! Aquileana 😀
  - on 03/11/2015 at 4:19 am Leeby Geeby
    
    Your more than welcome. I’m stoked to hear that!
on 03/08/2015 at 7:28 pm | Reply Noora

I really (!) love the Victor Karlovich’s painting – so stunning!!
- on 03/08/2015 at 10:38 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  I second your statement! Good choice dear Noora… Sending love ❤ Aquileana ⭐
on 03/10/2015 at 11:40 am | Reply Faraday's Candle

My you are so young with such an insightful mind. We tell the girls all the time…understanding can come at any point into ones life & not to be afraid of it. Thank you for sharing your understanding of the world.
- on 04/05/2015 at 9:08 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  And thanks fro your beautiful words…. I almost missed your comment!… Ops! Have a great sunday and week ahead!. All my best wishes Aquileana 😀
  - on 04/06/2015 at 8:15 am Faraday's Candle
    
    Thank you for your wishes.
on 03/23/2015 at 2:57 pm | Reply ►Greek Mythology: “The Nereids, Fif...

[…] ►Greek Mythology: “The Nereids, Fifty Sea Nymphs”: “A Mermaid” by John William Waterhouse (1900). […]
on 03/23/2015 at 8:05 pm | Reply ►Greek Mythology: "The Nereids, Fift...

[…] ►Greek Mythology: "The Nereids, Fifty Sea Nymphs": ___________________________________________________________________________ The Nereids were fifty goddesses of the sea, daughters of Nereus (elde… […]
on 03/28/2015 at 4:45 am | Reply Eva Xanthopoulos

You have a beautiful blog! 🙂 Great work! 🌟
- on 04/05/2015 at 9:06 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi Eva! Thank you very much for your words!… And sorry for the delay… I had missed your comment! All my best wishes to you Aquileana 😀
  - on 04/06/2015 at 3:30 am Eva Xanthopoulos
    
    You’re very welcome! 😀
on 04/08/2015 at 7:48 pm | Reply ►Greek Mythology: “Zeus and Callisto” / Poetry: “Poem Challenge”.- | La Audacia de Aquiles

[…] especially since Callisto was another of her husband’s infidelities, so with one of the Nereids, i.e Thethys‘ help, they cursed these stars to circle in the skies forever. That’s […]
on 04/22/2015 at 9:05 am | Reply Oh! It's Vefday

It’s always a pleasure to visit your blog Aquileana. So many things about the ancient world of Greece to learn. I’m fascinated by this mythology and comments are helpful to broaden my understanding of the subject.
- on 04/22/2015 at 9:17 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot, dear Vef, for the beautiful comment. I highly appreciate your words!… All my best wishes to you, always. Aquileana ⭐
on 10/28/2015 at 2:15 pm | Reply ►Greek Mythology: “Andromeda and Perseus” / Poetry: “On The Sonnet”, by John Keats 💫.- | La Audacia de Aquiles

[…] had offended the Nereids by boasting that Andromeda was more beautiful than they, so in revenge Poseidon sent a sea monster […]
on 11/25/2015 at 1:40 pm | Reply ►Philosophy: “Beauty, according to Plato” / Mythology: “Some Greek Myths, based on Beauty”⭐ .- | La Audacia de Aquiles

[…] mother, Cassiopeia had offended the Nereids by boasting that Andromeda was more beautiful than they, so in revenge Poseidon sent a sea […]
on 12/17/2015 at 8:44 am | Reply Maniparna Sengupta Majumder

What a fascinating read, Aquileana! I had no idea that the history of mermaids is stretched so long back…thanks a lot for sharing… 💓💓 💓💐 💐💐
- on 12/17/2015 at 12:13 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Good afternoon, Maniparna,
  Thanks so much for your visit…It is a pleasure to know that You enjoyed this account… Sirens were creatures with bird bodies and Nereids were Mermaids… This post helped me understand the diferentes… Love and best wishes, Aquileana 😘☀️
on 01/08/2016 at 4:25 pm | Reply The Most Amazing Greek Mythology Facts: The Constellations - Ancient Facts

[…] The latter liked to boast that Andromeda was more beautiful than Poseidon’s protégées, the sea nymphs. Needless to say, Poseidon didn’t like that and ordered Andromeda to be chained to a rock fed to […]
on 04/23/2016 at 11:05 pm | Reply lisadorenfest

You can always get my attention with stories of the sea ❣
- on 04/24/2016 at 5:29 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Lisa… this post about the Nereids is actually one of my favourites as well. All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
on 05/07/2016 at 9:41 am | Reply Faraday's Candle

Aquileana.

3/10/15 was the first time I commented on your blog.
It has been a wonderful year of learning.
The girls read the comments since they absolutely love Greek Mythology.
I think I mentioned the Percy Jackson books written by Rick Riordan and which has exposed many young people to Greek Mythology.

Well Happy Anniversary🌸
- on 05/07/2016 at 4:08 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  How amazing to know that blogging fact, my friend.. I am really glad that our paths crossed…
  Thanks so much for your blogger friendship… happy weekend. Love and best wishes. Aquileana 🌟
  - on 05/09/2016 at 9:39 am Faraday's Candle
    
    Enjoy your week!
  - on 05/09/2016 at 11:26 pm Aquileana
    
    You too, my friend. Love. Aquileana ⭐️
on 02/08/2017 at 9:07 am | Reply lampmagician

Reblogged this on lampmagician.
- on 02/08/2017 at 1:56 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks so much for sharing. Your support means a lot! ❤