Nymphs
Publié le 22/02/2012
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(young maidens) Greek Minor female
spirits who were supposed to inhabit various places
in the natural world. They were beautiful, and while
not immortal, they lived for a few thousand years
and thus were supposed to have certain magical and
oracular powers. Among them were
Dryads (tree nymphs and forest nymphs);
Naiads (nymphs of freshwater springs and lakes);
Napaeae (nymphs of glens and valleys);
Nereids (nymphs of the Mediterranean, or inner
sea);
Oceanids (nymphs of the great ocean);
Oreads (nymphs of mountains).
Among the best-known nymphs were Amphitrite,
Arethusa, Calypso, Echo, Oenone, and Thetis.
The name nymphs was also given to the companions
of certain goddesses such as Artemis.
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- Naiads (Naiades) Greek Nymphs of fresh bodies of water, such as springs, wells, brooks, streams, lakes, and marshes.
- Nereids Greek The Nymphs of the sea, specifically the Mediterranean Sea; the daughters of Nereus, an ancient sea god, and Doris, a daughter of Oceanus.
- nymphs (young maidens) Greek Minor female spirits who were supposed to inhabit various places in the natural world.
- Oreads (Oreiades) Greek Mountain Nymphs; like most nymphs, daughters of Zeus.
- Sirens Greek The Nymphs whose sweet song lured sailors to destruction by making them go mad and therefore become shipwrecked on the coast where the Sirens lived.