oread

American  

[awr-ee-ad, ohr‑] / ˈɔr iˌæd, ˈoʊr‑ /

noun

1. Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.

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oread British  

/ ˈɔːrɪˌæd /

noun

1. Greek myth a mountain nymph

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Etymology

Origin of oread

< Latin Orēad- (stem of Orēas ) < Greek Oreiad- (stem of Oreiás ), noun use of oreiás of the mountains, equivalent to órei(os) of the mountains (derivative of óros mountain) + -as feminine patronymic suffix

Example Sentences

She was a child of the whole world, as the naiad is the child of the river, and the oread of the mountain.

From There & Back by MacDonald, George

Through the water-eye of night, Midway between eve and dawn, See the chase, the rout, the flight In deep forest; oread, faun, Goat-foot, antlers laid on neck; Ravenous all the line for speed.

From Poems — Volume 3 by Meredith, George

Thus attended, hither wending,  Floats the lovely oread now, Eden's arch of promise bending  Over her translucent brow.

From Poems by Morris, George Pope

April now in morning clad Like a gleaming oread, With the south wind in her voice, Comes to bid the world rejoice.

From Later Poems by Carman, Bliss

The other men are all mad about you, and Gontrand tells me he wants you to give him sittings for the head of an oread, but he cannot have you.

From Olive in Italy by Dalton, Moray