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Definition of Naiades

Naiades
Naiad Na"iad, n. [L. naias, -adis, na["i]s, -idis, a water nymph, Gr ?, ?, fr. ? to flow: cf. F. na["i]ade. Cf. Naid.] 1. (Myth.) A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of a tribe (Naiades) of freshwater bivalves, including Unio, Anodonta, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel. 3. (Zo["o]l) One of a group of butterflies. See Nymph. 4. (Bot.) Any plant of the order Naiadace[ae], such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc.

Meaning of Naiades from wikipedia

- [naːiás]), plural ναϊάδες (naïádes [naːiádes]). It derives from νάειν (náein), "to flow", or νᾶμα (nâma), "running water". Naiads were often the object of...
- The Naiads are water-centered nymphs in Gr**** mythology. Naiad may also refer to: Naiad (character), the water elemental of the DC Universe Naiad Press...
- Naiad /ˈneɪəd/, (also known as Neptune III and previously designated as S/1989 N 6) named after the naiads of Gr**** legend, is the innermost satellite...
- spring; Melaena, an alternative mother for Delphos; and the Corycian nymphs, Naiades of the springs of the holy Corycian Cave. Thyia was also reported to have...
- The Fountain of the Naiads (Italian: Fontana delle Naiadi) is a fountain in Rome, Italy, located at the centre of the Piazza della Repubblica on the Viminal...
- The Oceanids (The Naiads of the Sea) (French: Les Océanides (Les Naiades de la mer)) is a painting by Gustave Doré, dated to c. 1860. It depicts the Oceanids...
- ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Naiad after a Gr**** mythological figure, the Naiad HMS Naiad (1783), formerly the Naiade, which Sceptre, a...
- (/kriːˈuːsə/; Ancient Gr****: Κρέουσα Kreousa "princess" ) was a Thessalian naiad nymph and daughter of Gaia (Earth). Creusa bore Hypseus, the ****ure king...
- Gr**** mythology, Melite (/ˈmɛlɪtiː/; Ancient Gr****: Μελίτη) was one of the Naiads, daughter of the river god Aegaeus, and one of the many loves of Zeus and...
- Naiad Press (1973–2003) was an American publishing company, one of the first dedicated to **** literature. At its closing it was the oldest and largest...