Eurynome - Mythology.
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Eurynome - Mythology. Greek One of the eldest Oceanids, or ocean Nymphs, daughters of Oceanus. Counted among the Titans. She became a sea goddess after falling from power on Mount Olympus. Eurynome and Ophion, also a Titan, ruled the realm of these early gods after Gaia and Uranus until Cronus and Rhea, the most powerful Titans, seized power and threw them into the sea. Eurynome's place in mythology diminished as people turned to the Olympian gods. Eurynome was also a love interest of Zeus, the most powerful Olympian god. With him, she became the mother of the three graces and the river god Asopus. Eurynome helped Thetis rescue and raise Hephaestus, the Greek god of craftsmen, after one of his parents, Zeus or Hera, threw the infant into the ocean. Eurynome was portrayed in statues as a mermaid.
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