welcome to the mermaid lagoon

Αφροδίτη Αναδιομενη

Aphrodite, risen from the seas,

queen of the foam that softly kisses our tiptoes,

lady whose eyes shine as delicately as the glittering sun over the waves,

diaphanous spirit of lovely, celestial colors,

The Nereids (Νηρειδες, "daughters of Nereus") are a group of fifty nymphs, daughters of the God Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. They are sea nymphs and each of them embodies an aspect of it. Each Nereid is the personification of an aspect of the sea. In total, there are fifty or sixty females and only one male: Nerites.

The Nereids are minor Goddesses of the sea, known for their kindness and benevolence towards humans. In fact, they often helped missing sailors find their way back. They are the protectors of the marine kingdom and all its creatures, they bring wealth and abundance. It is said that the Nereids sisters often meet on the coasts to sing and dance together, to celebrate the Moon.

They are sacred creatures to the Goddess Aphrodite who often assist her in her divine commissions and are part of the court of King Poseidon.

They are described as beautiful young maidens. They are also immortals. They wear gold and silver jewelry, with pearls and shells. They are often naked or dressed in thin chitons, depicted together with dolphins or seahorses or other creatures of the sea. They were frequently represented with Tritons and other marine monsters. Sometimes, also, they appear on gems as half maidens and half fish, like mermaids.

They were worshipped in several parts of Greece, but more especially in sea-port towns. Their epithets refer partly to their beauty and partly to their place of abode.

They dwelt with their father in a grotto at the bottom of the Aegean Sea. According to some spiritual people, mediums and witches, some of the Nereids are incarnated here on earth.

Their names:

AGAUE (Agave) A Nereid whose name means "the illustrious." (Hesiod, Homer, Apollodorus, Hyginus)

AKTAIA (Actaea) The Nereid of the "sea-shore." (Hesiod, Homer, Apollodorus, Hyginus)

AMATHEIA (Amathea) One of the Nereids, the one who "rears or nurses" the fish. (Homer, Hyginus)

AMPHINOME A Nereid of the sea's bounty, literally "she of the surrounding pasture." (Homer, Hyginus)

AMPHITHOE A Nereid of the sea currents, named "she who moves swiftly around." (Homer, Hyginus)

AMPHITRITE The Nereid Queen of the sea, the "surrounding third," wife of the God Poseidon. Together with her sisters Kymatolege and Kymodoke she possessed the power to still the winds and calm the sea. (Hesiod, Apollodorus)

APSEUDES One of the Nereids. (Homer, Hyginus)

AUTONOE A Nereid named "with her own mind." (Hesiod, Apollodorus)

DERO One of the Nereids. (Apollodorus)

DEXAMENE One of the Nereids, "of the strength of the right hand." (Homer, Hyginus)

DIONE One of the Nereids, "the divine." (Apollodorus)

DORIS The Nereid of the sea's "bounty" or else the mixing of fresh water with the brine. She has the same name of her mother. (Hesiod, Homer, Hyginus)

DOTO The Nereid of "giving" safe voyage or generous catch. She had a shrine in the town of Gabala. (Hesiod, Homer, Apollodorus, Pausanias, Hyginus)

DYNAMENE The Nereid of the sea's "power."(Hesiod, Homer, Apollodorus, Hyginus)

EIONE The Nereis of the "beach strand." (Hesiod, Apollodorus)

ERATO A Nereid named "the lovely.". (Hesiod, Apollodorus)

EUAGORE (Evagora) The Nereid of the "good assembling" of fish or perhaps navy ships. (Hesiod, Apollodorus)

EUARNE (Evarne) One of the Nereids, "the well-lambed?" (Hesiod)

EUDORA The Nereid of the "fine gifts" or the sea. (Hesiod, Apollodorus)

EUKRANTE (Eucrante) The Nereid of "successful" voyages or fishing. (Hesiod, Apollodorus)

EULIMENE The Nereid of "good harbourage." (Hesiod, Apollodorus)

EUMOLPE A Nereid, perhaps of fisherman's songs, named "the fine singer." (Apollodorus)

EUNIKE (Eunice) The Nereid of "fine victory" in a martime sense. (Hesiod, Apollodorus)

EUPOMPE The Nereid of "the fine procession," perhaps with reference to religious journeys to thei sland shrines. (Hesiod)

GALATEIA (Galatea) The Nereid of "the milky white" sea-foam. She was loved by the Kyklops Polyphemos. (Hesiod, Homer, Apollodorus, Hyginus)

GALENE The Nereid of the "calm" seas. (Hesiod, Pausanias)

GLAUKE (Glauce) The Nereid of the "blue-grey" waters. (Hesiod, Homer, Hyginus)

GLAUKONOME (Glauconome) The Nereid of the "mastering the grey" sea. (Hesiod, Apollodorus)

HALIA The Nereid of the "brine." (Hesiod, Homer, Apollodorus)

HALIMEDE The Nereid "lady of the brine." (Hesiod, Apollodorus)

HIPPONOE The Nereid "who knows about horses," that is, of the waves. (Hesiod, Apollodorus)

HIPPOTHOE The Nereid of "the swift horses," that is, swift waves. (Hesiod, Apollodorus)

IAIRA (Iaera) One of the Nereids. (Homer, Hyginus)

IANASSA One of the Nereids. (Homer, Hyginus)

IANEIRA One of the Nereids. (Homer, Apollodorus, Hyginus)

IONE One of the Nereids. (Apollodorus)

KALLIANASSA (Callianassa) One of the Nereids, "the lovely queen." (Homer, Hyginus)

KALLIANEIRA (Callianeira) One of the Nereids. (Homer)

KALYPSO (Calypso) One of the Nereids, "the concealed one." (Apollodorus)

KETO (Ceto) The Nereid of "sea-monsters."(Apollodorus)

KLAIA (Claea) One of the Nereids. (Pausanias)

KLYMENE (Clymene) A Nereid of "fame." (Homer, Hyginus)

KRANTO (Crato) One of the Nereids. (Apollodorus)

KYMO, KYMATOLEGE (Cymo, Cymatolege) A Nereid named the "wave" or the "end of waves" wh,o with her sisters Amphitrite and Kymodoke, had the power to still the winds and calm the sea. (Hesiod, Apollodorus)

KYMODOKE (Cymodoce) The Nereid of "steadying the waves" who, with her sisters Amphitrite and Kymatolege, possessed the power to still the winds and calm the sea. (Hesiod, Homer, Hyginus, Virgil)

KYMOTHOE (Cymothoe) The Nereid of the "running waves." (Hesiod, Homer, Apollodorus, Hyginus)

LAOMEDEIA The Nereid "leader of the folk." (Hesiod)

LEAGORE The Nereid of "assembling" the schools of fish. (Hesiod)

LIMNOREIA The Nereid of the "salt-marsh." (Homer, Apollodorus, Hyginus)

LYSIANASSA The Nereid of "royal delivery." (Hesiod, Apollodorus)

MAIRA (Maera) One of the Nereids. (Homer, Hyginus)

MELITE The Nereid of "calm" seas. (Hesiod, Homer, Apollodorus, Hyginus, Virgil)

MENIPPE The Nereid of "strong horses," that is, strong waves. (Hesiod)

NAUSITHOE The Nereid of "swift ships." (Apollodorus)

NEMERTES The Nereid of "unerring" counsel, wisest of the sisters. (Hesiod, Homer, Hyginus)

NEOMERIS One of the Nereids. (Apollodorus)

NESAIE The Nereid of "islands." (Hesiod, Homer, Apollodorus, Hyginus, Virgil)

NESO The Nereid of "islands." (Hesiod)

OREITHYIA (Orithyia) The Nereid of the "raging" sea. (Homer, Hyginus)

PANOPEIA The Nereid of the sea's "panorama." (Hesiod, Homer, Apollodorus, Hyginus, Virgil)

PASITHEA A Nereid named "all-divine." (Hesiod)

PHEROUSA (Pherusa) The Nereid of "carrying" fish, or perhaps rescued sailors. (Hesiod, Homer, Apollodorus, Hyginus)

PLEXAURE The Nereid of the "twisting breeze." (Apollodorus)

PLOTO The Nereid of "sailing." (Hesiod)

POLYNOME One of the Nereids, "the many pastured." (Apollodorus)

PONTOMEDOUSA (Pondomedusa) A Nereid named the "sea-queen." (Apollodorus)

PONTOPOREIA The Nereid of "crossing the sea." (Hesiod)

POULYNOE (Polynoe) A Nereid named "rich of mind." (Hesiod)

PRONOE The Nereid of "forethought." (Hesiod)

PROTO The Nereis of the "first" voyage. (Hesiod, Homer, Apollodorus, Hyginus)

PROTOMEDEIA A Nereid named "first queen." (Hesiod)

PSAMATHE The Nereid "goddess of sand." (Hesiod, Apollodorus)

SAO The Nereid of "safe" passage, or the rescue of sailors. (Hesiod, Apollodorus)

SPEIO (Spio) The Nereid of the sea "caves." (Hesiod, Homer, Apollodorus, Hyginus, Virgil)

THALEIA (Thalia) The Nereid of the "blooming" sea. (Homer, Hyginus, Virgil)

THEMISTO The Nereid of the "customary law" of the sea. (Hesiod)

THETIS The Nereid of the "generation" or spawning of fish, and their leader. She was the mother of the Greek hero Achilles, born of her marriage to the mortal Peleus. (Hesiod, Homer, Apollodorus, Virgil)

THOE The Nereid of "swift" voyage or moving waves. (Hesiod, Homer, Hyginus)

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the maiden of the rocks/Ophelia without her flowers

I highly recommend going swimming in a vintage-like dress it’s very fun

Before we dive into the glamour and destruction of a pirate’s life, it’s important to establish and difference between the crews who operated the seven seas in the 1700s. 

PIRATES

A group of men who robbed and plundered the sea, but also committed felonies, robberies and murders in any haven, river or creek where the Lord High Admiral had jurisdiction. 

The Lord High of Admiral = The ceremonial head of the Royal Navy (also known as someone who appears to be in charge, but holds very little influence, like most monarchs today) 

Jurisdiction: The official power to make legal decisions and judgements

BUCCANEER

Pirates who preyed on Spanish ships and ports in the Caribbean Sea. To Spain, they were nothing more than ordinary pirates, but for their nations, they were much more than that. 

Spain strived to keep all their possessions from the rest of the world, and the rise of buccaneers came apparent when the English occupied Jamaica, which provided them with a base to attack Spanish settlements. 

CORSAIRS

Pirates (and privateers) who operated in North Africa. Their base primarily in the ports of Salé, Rabat, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli.

(also referred to as: barbary pirates, barbary corsairs or ottoman corsairs)

PRIVATEER

An armed vessel, consisting of a commander and his crew, who was licensed to attack, seize and loot ships of hostile nations. 

The license was issued in form of a document, which was called the Letter of Marque (and Reprisal, LOMAR for short). The letter was written in ponderous legal phrases, and decorated with an elaborate pen and ink flourishes. 

The Captain, or commander, of the ship, was expected to keep a journal, as well as hand over ships to the Admiralty court to be assessed and valued. A proportion of the ship’s value went to the sovereign, while the rest was divided between the owners of the ship, the captain, and his crew.

Admiralty court: jurisdiction over maritime law, including cases regarding shipping, ocean, and sea laws

Sovereign: king, queen, or other royal ruler of a country

An authorized privateer, and get this, was recognized by law, and could not be prosecuted for piracy, which in turn caused the system to be wide open for abuse, and most privateers were nothing more than licensed pirates.

Privateers, in simpler words, were basically pirates with papers. They were hired to carry out military activities, and in many ways, their actions mirrored a pirate’s, only difference being, they couldn’t be prosecuted for the crimes they committed. 

Also, fun fact! In the 1700s, also known as the golden era of piracy, 98% of the men operating as pirates in the Caribbean and western Atlantic, had formerly either been seamen in the merchant service, the Royal Navy, or even served as privateers. 

Not every man suffered the same fate, however. Captain Woodes Rogers, a former privateer, became the first Royal Governor over the Bahamas, and was tasked with the dangerous mission of establishing a well-organized government, that would force every last pirate in the Nassau to surrender. [x]