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Definition of Hamadryades

Hamadryades
Hamadryad Ham"a*dry`ad, n.; pl. E. Hamadryads, L. Hamadryades. [L. Hamadryas, -adis, Gr. ?; ? together + ? oak, tree: cf. F. hamadryade. See Same, and Tree.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A large venomous East Indian snake (Orhiophagus bungarus), allied to the cobras.

Meaning of Hamadryades from wikipedia

- A hamadryad or hamadryas (/hæməˈdraɪ.æd/; Ancient Gr****: ἁμαδρυάς, pl: ἁμαδρυάδες, romanized: Hamadryás, pl: Hamadryádes) is a Gr**** mythological being...
- Hamadryades may refer to: Hamadryad, a type of tree nymph in Ancient Gr**** mythology Hamadryades, a synonym for Nicias, a genus of beetles This disambiguation...
- The term hamadryad has several uses: Hamadryad, a kind of nymph in Gr**** mythology Hamadryad, another term for the king cobra Hamadryas baboon, a species...
- HMS Hamadryad may refer to: Spanish frigate Ninfa captured by the British in the action of 26 April 1797 and taken into service as HMS Hamadryad. She was...
- 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...
- most nymphs. These were the hamadryads, who were an integral part of their trees, such that if the tree died, the hamadryad ****ociated with it also died...
- Lanka and Myanmar. The king cobra is also referred to by the common name "hamadryad", especially in older literature. Hamadryas hannah was the scientific...
- The Royal Hamadryad Hospital was a seamen's hospital and later a psychiatric hospital in the docklands area of Cardiff, Wales. It had replaced a hospital...
- Artemis. Phoebe (daughter of Leucippus), daughter of Leucippus. Phoebe, a hamadryad who became one of King Danaus's many wives or concubines and possible...
- HMS Hamadryad was a 46-gun fifth-rate Modified Leda-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1823 and later became a hospital ship in Cardiff...