page_title: Oceanids
section_title: Cult
hierarchical_section_title: Oceanids / Cult
caption_attribution_description: English: Annie Swynnerton
context_page_description: In Greek mythology, the Oceanids or Oceanides are the nymphs who were the three thousand daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.
context_section_description: Sailors routinely honoured and entreated the Oceanids, dedicating prayers, libations and sacrifices to them. Appeals to them were made to protect seafarers from storms and other nautical hazards. Before they began their legendary voyage to Colchis in search of the Golden Fleece, the Argonauts made an offering of flour, honey and sea to the ocean deities, sacrificed bulls to them and entreated their protection from the dangers of their journey.
caption: Oceanid, by Annie Swynnerton
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