Nereides
From LSJ
εἰς τετρημένον πίθον ἀντλεῖν → run water into a punctured pitcher, to the perforated jar bale water, labour in vain, labor in vain
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Nērēĭdĕs¹⁶ et Nērĕĭdĕs, um, f., Néréides [filles de Nérée et de Doris, nymphes de la mer] : Catul. 64, 15 ; Tib. 1, 6, 9 ; Ov. H. 5, 57.