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Oreads (Oreiades) Greek Mountain Nymphs; like most nymphs, daughters of Zeus.

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Oreads (Oreiades) Greek Mountain Nymphs; like most nymphs, daughters of Zeus. Some sources say the Oreads were, specifically, the nymphs of mountain conifers, since nymphs were often associated with specific trees. The Oreads were the special companions of the goddess Artemis, who liked to go hunting in mountains. Other sources, however, associate them with specific mountains: for example, the Idae were nymphs of Mount Ida. The most famous Oread was Echo, who was punished by the goddess Hera for helping her sister nymphs, who were dallying with Zeus, to escape from the great god's wife. Hera made Echo fade away, except for her voice. Cynosure, an Oread of Mount Ida, nursed the infant Zeus when his mother, Rhea, hid him from his father Cronus. Pitys, an Oread who vowed never to marry, was loved by Pan, who pursued her relentlessly though she discouraged him. The gods turned her into a pine tree to help her escape. Britomartis, a guardian of fishermen, was also said to be an Oread, but only in later Greek stories; in earlier stories, she was a Cretan goddess.

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