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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 ...
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. For these reasons, dryads and the Greek gods punished any mortal who harmed trees without first propitiating the tree-nymphs. (associated with Oak trees)
Hamadryas' name means "Together-with-Tree" and "Together-with-Oak" from the Greek words hama and drys - the latter being both "holm oak" and generic "tree." She was probably the first oak-tree nymph.
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 ...
In this tale, titled The Snake Prince, a man named Sakkaru, from fairy-land (Tâwatinsa), is reborn in the human realm in the form of a hamadryad (a spirit that lives in a tree), by orders of King Sakrâ . In the human realm, a washerwoman is washing her clothes in the river and sees a serpent (the hamadryad) atop a fig tree.
Dhat-Anwat is a tree deity worshipped by the Quraysh. The tree stood between Mecca and Yathrib, and devotees hang their weapons on it. Attested: Dhat-Badan: Dhat-Badan is a goddess of the oasis, worshipped in tree-circled pools. Attested: Dhat-Sanat Dhat-Sanat is a Qatabanian goddess who formed part of their official pantheon. Attested: Dhat-Zahran
The homonymic names for an epimelias (Ἐπιμηλιάς) relates them to both fruit trees and flock animals giving them their dual role. Their hair is white, much like apple blossoms or undyed wool. Like other dryads, they can shape-shift from trees to humans. They are also known to be the guardians of the tree that the Golden Fleece was kept ...
The hamadryad told Melampus that the boy would be healed if the knife was taken out of the trunk of the tree and boiled, then the prince should drink the rusty water that resulted. Melampus followed her directions and, as payment for the cure, demanded two thirds of the kingdom for himself, and one third for his brother, Bias .