Orseis

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Orseis is a figure in Greek mythology, often regarded as a nymph associated with early Hellenic lineage and the ancestry of the Greek peoples.

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Label Occurrences
Orseis canonical 4

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek mythological figure
mythological figure
nymph
associatedWith Greek tribal origins
Hellenes
linked to: Greeks

ancestry of the Greek peoples
early Hellenic lineage
classification oceanid or nymph (in some traditions)
culture Ancient Greek mythology
ethnicProgenitorOf Achaeans
Aeolians
Dorians
Ionians
gender female
hasChild Aeolus
Dorus
Xuthus
hasMythologicalType genealogical nymph
mentionedIn later genealogical traditions of the Greeks
motherOf Aeolus
Dorus
Xuthus
mythologicalEra mythic prehistory
nameLanguage Ancient Greek
notableFor being ancestress of major Greek tribes through her sons
partnerOf Hellen
realm earthly and genealogical rather than Olympian
role progenitrix of Greeks
spouse Hellen

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hellen spouse Orseis
Xuthus mother Orseis
Salmoneus grandparent Orseis