Unsolved:Doris (mythology)

Doris riding a hippocamp and carrying two torches to light the wedding cortege of Poseidon and Amphitrite, base of a sculpted group, end 2nd century BC, Munich Glyptothek museum (Inv. 239).

Doris (/ˈdoʊrɪs/; Δωρίς "bounty"), in Greek mythology, was a sea goddess, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and wife of Nereus. By Nereus, she is mother to Nerites and the fifty Nereids, including Thetis and Amphitrite.

Doris when not associated with a god, was considered the fertility of the ocean, goddess of the rich fishing-grounds found at the mouths of rivers where fresh water mingled with the brine. Being an Oceanid meant she was a sister of the river gods.

Name

Her name is connected with two words: Dôron meaning "gift" or "abundance," and Zôros, meaning the "pure" and "unmixed." Zôros was often used to describe fresh water or in terms of the teachings of the day, the pure soul of a woman, and from this derived words such as zôrua "the transference of running water" and zôrux "water conduit."

Legacy

Doris Cove in Antarctica is named after the goddess.

See also

• 48 Doris