oread

[awr-ee-ad, ohr‐] /ˈɔr iˌæd, ˈoʊr‐/
noun
1.
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
Origin
< Latin Orēad- (stem of Orēas) < Greek Oreiad- (stem of Oreiás), noun use of oreiás of the mountains, equivalent to órei(os) of the mountains (derivative of óros mountain) + -as feminine patronymic suffix
British Dictionary definitions for oread

oread

/ˈɔːrɪˌæd/
noun
1.
(Greek myth) a mountain nymph
Word Origin
C16: via Latin from Greek Oreias, from oros mountain
Word Origin and History for oread
n.

1580s, from Latin Oreas (genitive Oreadis), from Greek Oreias "mountain nymph," from oros "mountain," probably from PIE root *er-/*or- "to raise" (cf. Sanskrit rsvah "high," Latin oriri "to raise;" see orchestra).