Crinaeae - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Crinaeae: Encyclopedia - Crinaeae
In Greek mythology, the Crinaeae were a type of nymph associated with fountains. The Crinaeae included: Aganippe Appias (Roman mythology...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nymph: Encyclopedia - Nymph
In Greek mythology, a nymph is any member of a large class of female nature entities, sometimes bound to a particular location or landfor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hesperides: Encyclopedia - Hesperides
In Greek mythology, the Hesperides are nymphs who tend a blissful garden in a far west corner of the world, located, according to various...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alseid: Encyclopedia - Alseid
In Greek mythology, Alseids were the nymphs of glens and groves. They liked to scare travelers. Other related archivesApollo, Artemis, A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nereids: Encyclopedia - Nereids
Poseidon Oceanus Ceto Nereus Glaucus Thetis Amphitrite Tethys Triton Proteus Phorcys Pontus Oceanids Nereids Naiads Dryads Naiads M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dryad: Encyclopedia - Dryad
Dryads are female tree spirits in Greek mythology. In Greek drys signifies 'oak,' from an Indo-European root *derew(o)- 'tree' or 'wood.'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hamadryad: Encyclopedia - Hamadryad
Hamadryads are Greek mythological beings that live in trees. They are a specific species of dryad, which are a particular type of nymph. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auloniad: Encyclopedia - Auloniad
The names of the species of the nymphs varied according to their natural abode. The Aulonaid (from the classical Greek αύλών; valley...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hesperides: Encyclopedia Ii - Hesperides - The Garden Of The Hesperides
The Garden of the Hesperides is Hera's orchard in the west, where either a single tree or a grove of immortality-giving golden apples gre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hesperides: Encyclopedia Ii - Hesperides - The Evening
According to different accounts, there were either three, four, or seven Hesperides, but they are usually numbered three, like the other ...   » Read the article