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Nymphs

 

  • Celestial nymphs

  • Aurae (breezes), also called Aetae or Pnoae

  • Asteriae (stars), mainly comprising the Atlantides (daughters of Atlas)

  • Hesperides (nymphs of the West, daughters of Atlas; also had attributes of the Hamadryads)

  • Aegle ("dazzling light")

  • Arethusa

  • Erytheia (or Eratheis)

  • Hesperia (or Hispereia)

  • Hyades (star cluster; sent rain)

  • Pleiades (daughters of Atlas and Pleione; constellation; also were classed as Oreads)

  • Maia (partner of Zeus and mother of Hermes)

  • Electra

  • Taygete

  • Alcyone

  • Celaeno

  • Asterope

  • Merope

  • Nephele (clouds)

  • Land nymphs

  • Alseides (glens, groves)

  • Auloniades (pastures)

  • Leimakides or Leimonides (meadows)

  • Napaeae (mountain valleys, glens)

  • Oreads (mountains, grottoes), also Orodemniades

  • Wood and plant nymphs

  • Anthousai (flowers)

  • Dryades (trees)

  • Hamadryades or Hadryades

  • Daphnaeae (laurel tree)

  • Epimeliades or Epimelides (apple tree; also protected flocks), other name variants include Meliades, Maliades and Hamameliades; same as these are also the Boucolai (Pastoral Nymphs)

  • Kissiae (ivy)

  • Meliae (manna-ash tree)

  • Hyleoroi (watchers of woods)

  • Water nymphs (Hydriades or Ephydriades)

  • Haliae (sea and seashores)

  • Nereids (50 daughters of Nereus, the Mediterranean Sea)

  • Naiads or Naides (fresh water)

  • Crinaeae (fountains)

  • Eleionomae (wetlands)

  • Limnades or Limnatides (lakes)

  • Pegaeae (springs)

  • Potameides (rivers)

  • Tágides (Tagus River)

  • Oceanids (daughters of Oceanus and Tethys, any water, usually salty)

  • see List of Oceanids

  • Underworld nymphs

  • Cocytiae, daughters of the river god Cocytus

  • Lampades - torch bearers in the retinue of Hecate

  • Underworld nymphs:

  • Orphne is a representation of the darkness of the river Styx, the river of hatred, but is not to be confused with the goddess Styx-herself, but she is associated with both Styx and Nyx. She is theconsort of Acheron, (the god of the river in Hades), and the mother of Ascalaphus, (the orchardist of Hades).

  • Leuce (white poplar tree), lover of Hades

  • Minthe (mint), lover of Hades, rival of Persephone

  • Melinoe (μήλινος) Orphic nymph, daughter ofPersephone and "Zeus disguised as Pluto".[7] Her name is a possible epithet of Hecate.

  • Other nymphs

  • Hecaterides (rustic dance) - sisters of the Dactyls, mothers of the Oreads and the Satyrs

  • Kabeirides - sisters of the Kabeiroi

  • Maenads or Bacchai or Bacchantes - frenzied nymphs in the retinue of Dionysus

  • Lenai (wine-press)

  • Mimallones (music)

  • Naides (Naiads)

  • Thyiai or Thyiades (thyrsus bearers)

  • Melissae (honey bees), likely a subgroup of Oreades or Epimelides

  • The Muses (memory, knowledge, art)

  • Themeides - daughters of Zeus and Themis, prophets and keepers of certain divine artifacts

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