them are Thetis , wife of Peleus and mother of Achilles ; Amphitrite , wife of Poseidon ; and Galatea , love of the Cyclops Polyphemus . Nereid riding a sea-bull (latter 2nd century BC) Source/more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nereids *** About fairies: Quote ...A fairy (also faery , faerie , fay , fae