\b0 The fifty daughters of the god \b \cf4 \ATXht11407 Nereus\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , sea nymphs of the Mediterranean as dis
tinct from the \b \cf4 \ATXht11400 Naiads\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , who were nymphs of fresh waters, and the \b \cf4 \ATXht11500 Oceanids\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , nymphs of the Ocean. The most famous of the Nereids was \b \cf4 \ATXht12011 Thetis\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , the m
other of \b \cf4 \ATXht10104 Achilles\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . Offended by \b \cf4 \ATXht10307 Cassiopeia\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , the Nereids were avenged by \b \cf4 \ATXht5 Poseidon\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , who demanded the sacrifice of \b \cf4 \ATXht10128 Andromeda\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 .