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Definition of Hydriad

Hydriad
Hydriad Hy"dri*ad, n. [Gr. ?, ?, of the water, fr. "y`dwr water.] (Myth.) A water nymph.

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- ˈneɪædz, -ədz/; Ancient Gr****: ναϊάδες, romanized: naïádes), sometimes also hydriads, are a type of female spirit, or nymph, presiding over fountains, wells...
- around with their fresh feet they have started the dance, the Nymphs, Hydriads, and Hamadryads. Gr**** Anthology, ix, 823. On a Satyr standing by a Well...
- Hydriastele wendlandiana. The genus name is derived from Gr****, combining "hydriad", a water nymph in mythology, and "column". The following is a list of...