Nymph

Of classical mythology and Greco-Roman deity.

(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water".

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Greek Mythology

  • water nymph 2 facts

    (Greek mythology) any nymph of the water.

  • Pleiades 1 facts

    (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the...

  • Echo 0 facts

    (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice...

  • Hesperides 0 facts

    (Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave...

  • Hyades 0 facts

    (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the...

  • Oread 0 facts

    (Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs.

  • Sterope 0 facts

    (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades.

  • Daphne 0 facts

    (Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous A...

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  • dryad 1 facts

    A deity or nymph of the woods.

  • Salmacis 0 facts

    Nymph who merged with Hermaphroditus to form one body.