Oread

 ( Nymphs ) 

In Greek mythology, Oreads (; ) or Orestiads (; ) are mountain .Hard, p. 210; Brill's New Pauly, s.v. Nymphs. They are described as being companions of Artemis, or as being found alongside gods such as Pan or Dionysus. RE, s.v. Oreaden.

A 2nd-century AD epigram relates that, with the help of the daughters of Nilus, they erected a place of worship in honour of the woman Isidora, who died by drowning. RE, s.v. Oreaden.

• Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World. Antiquity, Volume 9, Mini – Obe, edited by Hubert Cancik and Helmuth Schneider, Brill, 2006. .
• Hard, Robin, The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology: Based on H.J. Rose's "Handbook of Greek Mythology", London and New York, Routledge, 2004. . .
• Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft, Band XVIII, Halbband 1, Stuttgart, J. B. Metzler, 1939. Wikisource.