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Definition of Hamadryads

Hamadryads
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.
Hamadryad
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 Hamadryads from wikipedia

- exist without the other. The Deipnosophistae of Athenaeus lists eight Hamadryads, the daughters of Oxylus and Hamadryas: Karya (walnut or hazelnut) Balanos...
- 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...
- 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...
- are tree spirits in Swedish faerie mythology, similar to the dryads and hamadryads of Gr**** and Roman mythology. In Swedish folklore, a rå is a spirit connected...
- Asteria. Phoebe (daughter of Leucippus), daughter of Leucippus. Phoebe, a hamadryad who became one of King Danaus's many wives or concubines and possible...
- which complicates the task of precise classification. e.g. dryads and hamadryads as nymphs of trees generally, meliai as nymphs of ash trees. The following...
- and attempts to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff, but is saved by hamadryads, who cause her to fall asleep and transform her into a fellow nymph. Nonnus...
- Bal****, Carya, Craneia, Morea, Ptelea, and Syke. These were called hamadryads, and many trees derive their names from them. Athenaeus, 3.78B (3.14)...