Naiad
Female spirit or nymph in Greek mythology / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Naiad (disambiguation).
In Greek mythology, the naiads (/ˈnaɪædz, ˈneɪædz, -ədz/; Greek: ναϊάδες, translit. naïádes) are a type of female spirit, or nymph, presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of fresh water.
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Grouping | Mythological |
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Sub grouping | Water spirit Elemental |
Similar entities | Mermaid Huldra Selkie Siren |
Habitat | Any body of fresh water |
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They are distinct from river gods, who embodied rivers, and the very ancient spirits that inhabited the still waters of marshes, ponds and lagoon-lakes such as pre-Mycenaean Lerna in the Argolis.