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Idea, the Asian tree nymphs or paper butterflies, from the milkweed butterfly subfamily (Danainae) Idea lynceus , a butterfly of that genus called the tree-nymph Ideopsis , the Southeast Asian tree- and wood nymphs, also known as glassy tigers, from a different lineage of Danainae
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.
According to Hesiod, the Meliae (probably meaning all tree-nymphs) were born from the drops of blood that fell on Gaia [Earth] when Cronus castrated Uranus. [2] In Hesiod's Works and Days, the ash trees, perhaps meaning the Melian nymphs, are said to have been the progenitors of the generation of men belonging to Hesiod's Bronze Age.
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 nymph. Hamadryads are born bonded to a certain tree on ...
Ricepaper butterflies, also known as paper kites or tree nymphs, are found in Malaysia, Taiwan and the Philippines, in lowland rainforests and coastal mangrove forests.
Nymphs, like other goddesses, were immortal except for the Hamadryads, whose lives were bound to a specific tree. [3] Nymphs are divided into various broad subgroups based on their habitat, [4] such as the Meliae (ash tree nymphs), the Dryads (oak tree nymphs), the Alseids (grove nymphs), the Naiads (spring nymphs), the Nereids (sea nymphs ...
A tree deity or tree spirit is a nature deity related to a tree. Such deities are present in many cultures. They are usually represented as a young woman, often connected to ancient fertility and tree worship lore. [1] The status of tree deities varies from that of a local fairy, ghost, sprite or nymph, to that of a goddess. [2]
Dryads, tree and forest nymphs; Epimeliades, nymphs of highland pastures and protectors of sheep flocks; Gaia, primal mother goddess and goddess of the earth and its personification; Hamadryades, oak tree dryads; Hegemone, goddess of plants, specifically making them bloom and bear fruit as they were supposed to; Helios, Titan-god of the sun