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Okeanides
A Greek word that can be translated as "The Daughters of Oceanus".
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Draw near to me, my children, and hear of the tale I have to tell – the Wonders of the Okeanides, from whom our crystal clear and sweet waters spring forth.Draw near to me, dear ones, and listen to how it all began.
The great god of fresh water, the earth-encircling stream-giver Okeanos and his beautiful wife Tethys gave birth to a multitude of children who became known as The Okeanides.To them was given the responsibility of presiding over the earth’s fresh-water – the clouds that bring sweet rain, the rivers that flow slow and fast, the hidden waters beneath the earth and all manner of lakes and streams, fountains and falls.
Of the three thousand goddesses birthed by Tethys, eight came to call our fair land home – one for each of the great rivers that run through Okeanides and one for The Three Lakes:
Admete
Her of the wild mountain stream – became the river flowing from the Northwest into Lake Trichonis.
Zeuxo
Her sister and goddess of marriage – flowed broad and strong from the south through Lake Petron to the northwest.
Eudora
Her of the generously flowing spring – connected the two together on her east to northwest journey.
Hyale
Her being clear like crystal – flowed out of Lake Trichonis southward and joined Zeuxo.
Kallirhoe
Her of fair-flowing and good downpours – flowed southwest out of Lake Trichonis and joined Amphiro.
Amphiro
Her of the surrounding flow – flowed from the west into Lake Kerkini.
Plouto
Her of the fertile rains – flowed out of Lake Kerkini to the south.
Prymno
Her of the groundwaters, deep and clear – inhabits The Three Lakes we hold so dear.
Even today, as you attend to your business on the rivers, you can hear the goddess nymphs at work and at play on their rivers, streams and lakes.If you be very still and listen, you can hear them laughing and talking in the waters.Pray that they continue to be happy and that through their happiness Okeanides continues to prosper.
Keep watch from the heights of Mount Giona in the northwest, from Mount Taygetos in the west and from Mount Lakmos in the southeast.Be ready to sound the alarm lest the goddess Styx should appear for she will attempt to spread her poisoned ill will into the waters.Keep watch and sound the alarm lest the goddess Perseis should appear for she will attempt to destroy the waters with her witchcraft.Keep watch and sound the alarm lest the goddess Akaste should appear for she will attempt to spread her instability over the land causing the waters to erratically flow and the rainfall to become unpredictable.Sound the alarm and alert the fair goddesses that inhabit our waters and our land that they may make battle with their errant sisters and forbid them entry into Okeanides.
Listen, my people, and learn of your history, your beginnings and pass this message on to your children and your children’s children that all may know of Okeanides and to whom you should pay homage, respect and thankfulness.Heed these words that you may never forget how this fair Okeanides came into our care and may you always give thanks to our fair goddesses for the bounty they have shared with us.
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