Goddess in Greek mythology
Doris riding ahippocampus and carrying two torches to light the wedding cortege ofPoseidon andAmphitrite , base of a sculpted group, end 2nd century BC,Munich Glyptothek museum (Inv. 239). Detail of Floor Mosaic from a Roman Villa named the House of Aion, ca. mid 4th Century CE atPaphos Archaeological Park ,Paphos ,Cyprus , depicting Doris,Thetis , andGalatea Doris (/ˈ d oʊ r ɪ s Ancient Greek : Δωρίς/Δωρίδος means 'bounty'[ 1] Greek mythology , was a sea goddess. She was one of the 3,000Oceanids , daughters of theTitans Oceanus [ 2] Tethys .[ 3]
The name Doris is derived from the noun for a gift, δῶρον, fromProto-Indo-European *déh₃rom of the same meaning.[citation needed
When not associated with a god, Doris represented the fertility of the ocean, goddess of the rich fishing-grounds found at the mouths of rivers where fresh water mingled with the brine.[citation needed
Being anOceanid meant she was a sister of theriver gods . By her husbandNereus , Doris was the mother ofNerites [ 2] Nereids ,[ 4] Thetis ,Amphitrite andGalatea .[ 5]
Doris Cove inAntarctica is named after the goddess.[ 6]
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