One of the twelve classes of
Nymphs, the Oceanids were daughters of
Okeanos, and were nymphs of
fountains
and
streams. Their names reflected the different aspects of streams--
Prymno -- 'like a
cascade that
falls over an abrupt height'
Hippo -- 'like a swift
current'
Plexaure -- 'like a dashing
brook'
Galaxaure -- 'like the refreshing coolness of a shady
stream
Calypso -- 'like the
hidden tide'
Rhodeia -- '
flowing among
rose trees'
Kallirrhoe -- '
like a beautiful stream'
Melolois -- 'like a
river that waters the
meadows'
Telesto -- 'nymph of the
cool springs'