Orseis

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In Greek mythology, Orseis, (Greek: Ὁρσηίς) was the water-nymph (Naiad) of a spring in Thessalia, Greece, and the mythical ancestor of the Greeks. It is uncertain whether she was believed to be the daughter of Oceanus or the river-god of Thessalia, Peneios. There is even a possibility that she was the daughter of Zeus and Deino the Graeae. According to the Library of (Pseudo-)Apollodorus, Orseis married Hellen, son of Deucalion and Pyrrha, the legendary eponymous ancestor of the Greeks. Their sons, Dorus, Xuthus, and Aeolus, became the founders of the three primordial tribes of Hellas (Dorians, Achaeans/Ionians, and Aeolians).Apollodorus, The Library 1.49 - Hellen and a Nymphe named Orseis had Doros, Xuthos, and Aiolos.

Reference

Source

• Apollodorus, The Library (Greek Mythography 2nd century BC).

External links

• [Theoi Project: Orseis]
• [The Pedigree of Orseis the Nymph]

 

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