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Tile mosaic of Pan and a hamadryad, found in Pompeii. A hamadryad or hamadryas (/ h æ m ə ˈ d r aɪ. æ d /; Ancient Greek: ἁμαδρυάς, pl: ἁμαδρυάδες, romanized: Hamadryás, pl: Hamadryádes [1]) is a Greek mythological being that lives in trees. It is a particular type of dryad which, in turn, is a particular type of ...
Dryads, like all nymphs, were supernaturally long-lived and, like many, were tied to their homes, but some were a step beyond most nymphs.These were the hamadryads, who were an integral part of their trees, such that if the tree died, the hamadryad associated with it also died.
A Hamadryad (c. 1893 or c. 1895). Oil on canvas, 158 x 59.5 cm (62.2 x 23.4 in). Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery. Items portrayed in this file depicts. Hamadryad.
Hamadryad, a type of tree nymph in Ancient Greek mythology; Hamadryades, a synonym for Nicias, a genus of beetles This page was last edited on 19 ...
The most prolonged account of her is given in John Tzetzes' scholia on Lycophron, and runs as follows.The tree in which Chrysopeleia dwelt was put in danger by the waters of a flooding river.
The Story of the Hamadryad (Arakan: Ngan-daw-shay Watthu) is a folktale from the Arakanese people, collected by researcher San Shwe Bu and published in the Journal of the Burma Research Society. The tale is related to the international cycle of the Animal as Bridegroom , wherein a heroine marries a husband in animal form who reveals he is man ...
Yew Tree House is a historic building in Cawood, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The house was originally built in the mid to late 17th century. Stables were added in the 18th century, and in the 19th century a two-storey block was added, linking the house to the stables.
Hamadryad, another term for the king cobra; Hamadryas baboon, a species of baboon; Hamadryad, an alien species in Alastair Reynolds's novel Revelation Space; Hamadryad, progresive rock band from Canada; Hamadryad, a character introduced in Robert A. Heinlein's novel Time Enough for Love; Hamadryad, a natural history journal from India