Bible Encyclopedias
Oreads
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Oreads'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/o/oreads.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.