Definition

1. Noun:
   • Oceanid: In mythology and theology, "hải tinh" refers to a sea nymph or oceanid, a type of female spirit or deity associated with the ocean.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong thần thoại Hy Lạp, các hải tinh là con gái của thần biển. (In Greek mythology, the Oceanids are daughters of the sea god.)
  • Tranh vẽ mô tả một hải tinh đang bơi giữa làn sóng. (The painting depicts an Oceanid swimming among the waves.)

Advanced Usage

• "hải tinh" in mythological context: Used specifically to refer to the 3,000 daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys in Greek mythology, who personified bodies of water.
  • Câu chuyện kể về một hải tinh đã giúp đỡ các thủy thủ gặp nạn. (The story tells of an Oceanid who helped shipwrecked sailors.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nữ thần biển (n): Sea goddess (a broader, more general term).
• Tiên cá (n): Mermaid (a different mythical sea creature, part human, part fish).
• Thần nước (n): Water deity/spirit (a general term for freshwater or sea spirits).

Synonyms

• Oceanid (n): The direct English equivalent.
• Sea nymph (n): A nymph of the sea.
• Nereid (n): A more specific type of sea nymph in Greek mythology, distinct from but related to Oceanids.

Related Phrases

• Cung điện của hải tinh: The palace of the Oceanid(s).
• Dòng dõi hải tinh: The lineage/descendants of the Oceanid(s).

Related Idioms

(This is a specialized mythological term, so common idioms are not typically formed from it. Its usage is largely confined to mythological or poetic descriptions.)