In Greek mythology, the naiads (/ˈnaɪædz, ˈneɪædz, -ədz/; Greek: ναϊάδες, translit. naïádes), sometimes also hydriads, are a type of female spirit, or...
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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...
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romanized: Thyía, derived from the verb θύω, thýō, 'to sacrifice') was the Naiad-nymph of a spring on Mount Parnassos in Phokis (central Greece) and was...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Naiad Press (1973–2003) was an American publishing company, one of the first dedicated to lesbian literature. At its closing it was the oldest and largest...
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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...
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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...
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Greek mythology, Melite (/ˈmɛlɪtiː/; Ancient Greek: Μελίτη) was one of the Naiads, daughter of the river god Aegaeus, and one of the many loves of Zeus and...
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