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Posted by Gotham Bus Co. on Sat Jul 14 09:00:45 2001, in response to Re: Nereid Ave Question?, posted by American Pig on Fri Jul 13 17:54:47 2001.
[The Nereids were 50 attendants of the Roman god of the seas, Neptune.] The Nereids weren't merely Neptune's attendants; they were also the mermaid daughters of Nereus (a minor water-god under Neptune's jurisdiction). The question is, who would give a sea-oriented name to a street that's totally land-locked? (No, the Bronx River doesn't count.)
[The Nereids were 50 attendants of the Roman god of the seas, Neptune.]
The Nereids weren't merely Neptune's attendants; they were also the mermaid daughters of Nereus (a minor water-god under Neptune's jurisdiction).
The question is, who would give a sea-oriented name to a street that's totally land-locked? (No, the Bronx River doesn't count.)