Sea nymphs of impressive beauty that inhabited the Mediterranean Sea. Daughters of Nereo -the old man of the sea - and Doris his wife - an oceanic -

They lived in the depths of the sea with their parents and only came to the surface to sing, play with the waves, watch the sailors go by and in some cases help them. They were part of Poseidon's retinue.

They symbolize everything beautiful and kind that there is in the sea