In Greek mythology, the naiads (/ˈnaɪædz, ˈneɪædz, -ədz/; Greek: ναϊάδες, translit. naïádes), sometimes also hydriads, are a type of female spirit, or...
36 KB (914 words) - 03:04, 6 August 2024
The Naiads are water-centered nymphs in Greek mythology. Naiad may also refer to: Naiad (character), the water elemental of the DC Universe Naiad Press...
1 KB (154 words) - 17:30, 14 December 2023
UK Dark Matter Collaboration (redirect from NAIAD)
they published limits that were obtained using room temperature crystals. NAIAD was an array of NaI(Tl) crystals that ran 2001–2003, collecting 44.9 kg×years...
4 KB (399 words) - 10:22, 5 November 2022
Naiad /ˈneɪəd/, (also known as Neptune III and previously designated as S/1989 N 6) named after the naiads of Greek legend, is the innermost satellite...
11 KB (899 words) - 16:12, 12 July 2024
Nymph (biology) (redirect from Naiad (insect))
also called naiads, an Ancient Greek name for mythological water nymphs. Some entomologists have said that the terms larva, nymph and naiad should be used...
6 KB (545 words) - 09:52, 25 June 2024
ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Naiad after a Greek mythological figure, the Naiad HMS Naiad (1783), formerly the Naiade, which Sceptre, a...
2 KB (332 words) - 03:48, 15 April 2022
HMS Naiad (F39) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN). Like the rest of the class, Naiad was named after a figure or figure of mythology...
8 KB (601 words) - 12:45, 20 November 2023
The Napier Naiad is a British turboprop gas-turbine engine designed and built by D. Napier & Son in the late 1940s. It was the company's first gas turbine...
4 KB (254 words) - 11:03, 13 December 2021
Diana Nyad (redirect from Diana Naiad)
Diana Nyad /ˈnaɪˌæd/ (née Sneed; born August 22, 1949) is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer. Nyad gained...
52 KB (5,518 words) - 01:21, 9 August 2024
Naiad is a character appearing in comics published by DC Comics. She first appeared in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man (vol. 2) #90 (October 1989), during...
6 KB (765 words) - 21:27, 19 December 2022