McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Oreads

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Oreads


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were nymphs who presided over the mountains, daughters of Jupiter. They were very numerous, Diana having a thousand to attend her. These nymphs were accredited with having first reclaimed men from devouring each other, by teaching them to subsist on acorns and chestnuts.