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OrshiV
Orsêis
Stirred-Up
(orsô, orsas)
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ORSEIS was the Naiad Nymph of spring in the region of Hellas, Thessalia (northern Greece). She married Hellen, an early King of Northern Greece, sole son of Deukalion and Pyrrha, survivors of the Great Deluge. Their descendants came to rule most of Greece.
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| Perhaps a daughter of OKEANOS or the River PENEIOS |
| OFFSPRING |
| DOROS, XUTHOS, AIOLOS (by Hellen) (Apollodorus 1.49) |
"Hellen and a Nymphe named Orseis had Doros, Xuthos, and Aiolos." - Apollodorus, The Library 1.49
Sources:
- Apollodorus, The Library - Greek Mythography C2nd BC
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