Dryads (Nymphs; Tree) Greek The lives of some were entwined with specific trees; they lived and died with that tree.
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Dryads (Nymphs; Tree) Greek The lives of some were entwined with specific trees; they lived and died with that tree. Others were connected with groves of trees or specific types of trees. The main categories of Dryads are: o The Meliai, Nymphs of the ash tree. They were born from the drops of blood from Uranus which Gaia caused to spill on the Earth after Cronus killed his father. o The Hamadryads, nymphs of poplar and oak trees. According to some stories, the Hamadryads were born with and died with specific trees. o Meliades, nymphs of apple trees. The Hesperides, who guarded Hera's golden apples, were Meliades. o Daphnaie, nymphs of the laurel tree, who were named after Daphne, whom her father, a river god, transformed into a laurel tree to rescue her from the pursuits of the god Apollo.
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