Post by Peace on Aug 17, 2007 8:38:18 GMT -5
THE CLASSES OF NYMPH
THYIAD NYMPHE
ANTHOUSAI Nymphs of flowers. They were probably the same as the Leimenides, a type of Okeanis.
AURAI, THE The nymphs of the cooling breezes. They were daughters of the wind-god Boreas, or Okeanos, the earth-encircling fresh-water stream.
BAKKHAI, THE The Bacchic nymphs, companions of Dionysos. They were also known as Thyiades.
BOUKOLAI, THE Bucolic or rustic nymphs. Another name for the Epimelides.
DRYADES, THE The nymphs of trees and forests. Some of them had their life force bound to that of a specific tree, usually the loftiest in a forest, or one in a sacred grove of the gods. Dryades of mountain pines were known as Oreiades, those of ash-trees were called Meliai, Hamadryades were of the oaks, and Meliades of fruit-trees.
ELEIONOMAI, THE Naiad nymphs of fresh-water marshes.
EPIMELIDES, THE (or Epimeliades) Nymphs of highland pasture, the protectresses of sheep-flocks. They were perhaps numbered amongst the Okeanides.
HALIAI, THE Nymphs of the sea, the sands, and the rocky shores. They had the schools of fish, and other sea creatures in their keeping. The most famous of them were the fifty Nereides.
HAMADRYADES, THE Oak-tree Dryades whose life force was bound to that of a particular tree.
KRINAIAI, THE Naiad nymphs of wells and fountains.
LAMPADES, THE Torch-bearing nymphs of the underworld. They probably belonged to the train of the goddesses of the Eleusinian Mysteries, Persephone and Hekate.
LEIMENIDES, THE Nymphs of the water-meadows - pastures thick with lush grass and flowers. They were probably a type of Okeanis Nymphe.
LIMNATIDES, THE Naiad nymphs of lakes.
MAINADES, THE The crazed nymphs. Another name for the Thyiades, nymphs in the retinue of Dionysos.
MELIADES, THE Another name for Epimelides.
MELIAI, THE Nymphs of honey, bees and honeydew (manna). They were also Dryades of the mountain ash.
MELISSAI, THE Honey nymphs, another name for the Meliai.
NAIADES, THE Nymphs of the sources of fresh-water: springs, fountains, streams, rivers, and lakes. They were usually called daughters of Okeanos and the River-Gods.
NEPHELAI, THE Nymphs of the clouds. They were usually numbered amongst the Okeanides.
NEREIDES, THE Fifty Haliai (sea) nymphs.
NYMPHAI, THE Minor goddesses or daimonaissai (spirits) of nature. Many of the classes overlapped: for example, the Dryad nymphe of a tree growing by a spring was also often the Naiad of the fountain.
OREIADES, THE Nymphs of the mountains. They were Dryad nymphs, whose life force was closely tied to that of a lofty mountain pine or fir.
OKEANIDES, THE Nymphs who presided over the sources of fresh water: both earthly, the streams and fountains, and heavenly, moist breezes and rain-clouds. They were daughers of Okeanos, the earth-encircling fresh-water stream, and sisters of the River-Gods.
PEGAIAI, THE Naiad nymphs of springs.
POTAMEIDES, THE Nymphs of the rivers. They were a type of Naiad.
THYIADES, THE Wild, orgiastic nymphs in the train of the god Dionysos. They were also known as Mainades, and Bakkhai and Bakkhantes. The Thyiad troupe consisted of a mixture of Dryad and Naiad nymphs.
THYIAD NYMPHE
ANTHOUSAI Nymphs of flowers. They were probably the same as the Leimenides, a type of Okeanis.
AURAI, THE The nymphs of the cooling breezes. They were daughters of the wind-god Boreas, or Okeanos, the earth-encircling fresh-water stream.
BAKKHAI, THE The Bacchic nymphs, companions of Dionysos. They were also known as Thyiades.
BOUKOLAI, THE Bucolic or rustic nymphs. Another name for the Epimelides.
DRYADES, THE The nymphs of trees and forests. Some of them had their life force bound to that of a specific tree, usually the loftiest in a forest, or one in a sacred grove of the gods. Dryades of mountain pines were known as Oreiades, those of ash-trees were called Meliai, Hamadryades were of the oaks, and Meliades of fruit-trees.
ELEIONOMAI, THE Naiad nymphs of fresh-water marshes.
EPIMELIDES, THE (or Epimeliades) Nymphs of highland pasture, the protectresses of sheep-flocks. They were perhaps numbered amongst the Okeanides.
HALIAI, THE Nymphs of the sea, the sands, and the rocky shores. They had the schools of fish, and other sea creatures in their keeping. The most famous of them were the fifty Nereides.
HAMADRYADES, THE Oak-tree Dryades whose life force was bound to that of a particular tree.
KRINAIAI, THE Naiad nymphs of wells and fountains.
LAMPADES, THE Torch-bearing nymphs of the underworld. They probably belonged to the train of the goddesses of the Eleusinian Mysteries, Persephone and Hekate.
LEIMENIDES, THE Nymphs of the water-meadows - pastures thick with lush grass and flowers. They were probably a type of Okeanis Nymphe.
LIMNATIDES, THE Naiad nymphs of lakes.
MAINADES, THE The crazed nymphs. Another name for the Thyiades, nymphs in the retinue of Dionysos.
MELIADES, THE Another name for Epimelides.
MELIAI, THE Nymphs of honey, bees and honeydew (manna). They were also Dryades of the mountain ash.
MELISSAI, THE Honey nymphs, another name for the Meliai.
NAIADES, THE Nymphs of the sources of fresh-water: springs, fountains, streams, rivers, and lakes. They were usually called daughters of Okeanos and the River-Gods.
NEPHELAI, THE Nymphs of the clouds. They were usually numbered amongst the Okeanides.
NEREIDES, THE Fifty Haliai (sea) nymphs.
NYMPHAI, THE Minor goddesses or daimonaissai (spirits) of nature. Many of the classes overlapped: for example, the Dryad nymphe of a tree growing by a spring was also often the Naiad of the fountain.
OREIADES, THE Nymphs of the mountains. They were Dryad nymphs, whose life force was closely tied to that of a lofty mountain pine or fir.
OKEANIDES, THE Nymphs who presided over the sources of fresh water: both earthly, the streams and fountains, and heavenly, moist breezes and rain-clouds. They were daughers of Okeanos, the earth-encircling fresh-water stream, and sisters of the River-Gods.
PEGAIAI, THE Naiad nymphs of springs.
POTAMEIDES, THE Nymphs of the rivers. They were a type of Naiad.
THYIADES, THE Wild, orgiastic nymphs in the train of the god Dionysos. They were also known as Mainades, and Bakkhai and Bakkhantes. The Thyiad troupe consisted of a mixture of Dryad and Naiad nymphs.
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