Oread
In Greek mythology, an Oread is a mountain nymph. They differ from each other according to their dwelling: the Idaeae were from Mount Ida, Peliades from Mount Pelion, etc. They were associated with Artemis, since the goddess, when she went out hunting, preferred mountains and rocky precipices.
The term itself appears to be Hellenistic, first attested in Bion of Smyrna's Αδὠνιδος Επιτἀφιος and thus post-Classical.
List of Oreads
The number of Oreads includes but is not limited to:| Name | Location | Relations and Notes |
| Britomartis | ||
| Chelone | changed by Hermes into a tortoise | |
| Claea | Mount Calathion, Messenia | |
| Cyllene or Kyllene | Mount Cyllene | |
| Daphnis | Mount Parnassos | |
| Echo | Mount Cithaeron | loved Narcissus |
| Eidothea | ||
| The Idaeae | Mount Ida, Crete | |
| • Adrasteia | ||
| • Cynosura | ||
| • Helike | ||
| • Ida | ||
| Nomia | Mount Nomia, Arcadia | a friend of Callisto |
| Oenone | ||
| Othreis | Mount Othrys, Malis | |
| Penelope | ||
| Phigalia | ||
| Pitys | ||
| Sinoe | Mount Sinoe, Arcadia | |
| Sose | ||
| The Sphragitides or Cithaeronides | Mount Cithaeron |