Oread

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oread \O"re*ad\, n. [L. Oreas, -adis, Gr. 'Oreia`s, -a`dos, fr.
     'o`ros mountain: cf. F. or['e]ade.] (Class. Myth.)
     One of the nymphs of mountains and grottoes.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Like a wood nymph light,


           Oread or Dryad.                          --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Oread
       n : (Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs