Nysiads
Sign in to saveIn Greek mythology, the Nysiads or Nysiades () were Oceanid nymphs of mythical Mount Nysa. Zeus entrusted the infant god Dionysus to their care, and the Nysiads raised him with the assistance of the old satyr-god Silenus. When Dionysus was grown, the Nysiads joined his company as the first of the Maenads.
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In Greek mythology, the Nysiads or Nysiades () were Oceanid nymphs of mythical Mount Nysa. Zeus entrusted the infant god Dionysus to their care, and the Nysiads raised him with the assistance of the old satyr-god Silenus. When Dionysus was grown, the Nysiads joined his company as the first of the Maenads.
== Names == The names of the nymphs include: Ambrosia Arsinoe Bromia or Bromis Cisseis Coronis Erato Eriphia Nysa Pedile Polymno or Polyhymno
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