Nymph

In , one nymph it is any member of a great group of feminine spirits of the nature, sometimes together with a place or particular orography. The nymphs used to accompany to several Gods and goddesses, and were frequently the objective of lujuriosos.

The nymphs are the personifications of the creative and encouraging activities of the nature. The word ????? it means "" guarded "fiancèe" and among other things; that is to say, a married woman and, in general, one in of marriageable age age. Others also make reference to this word (and to nubere and to German Knospe) like a root that expresses the idea "to grow" (according to Hesequio of Alexandria, one of the meaning of????? it is "rose cocoon"). The home of the nymphs is in mountains and woods, in the springs and rivers, in valleys and you cold grottos. Frequently they are the séquito of superior divinities: of the hunting, of the prophet, of the juerguista and God of Dionisio, and also of rustic Gods like and , God of the shepherds.

Classification of the nymphs

The different species from nymphs are distinguished according to the different spheres from the nature with which they are connected.

• Epigeas or terrestrial nymphs
  • Agronomists (fields)
  • Alseides (florestas)
  • Antríades (caves)
  • Auloníades (pastizales)
  • Corícides, coricianas or coricias (caves, are musas classic)
  • Dríades (forests)
    • Hamadríades (trees)
      • Melíades or melias (ashs)
  • Limónides (meadows)
  • Napeas or napías (mountain valleys, gorges)
  • Oréades (mountains, I mount; they form the courtship of )
• Efidríades or nymphs of waters
  • Oceánides (daughters of ; any water, normally salty)
  • Nereidas (daughters of ; of )
  • Náyades (normally to the fresh water)
    • Creneas or crénides (sources)
    • Limnades or limnátides (lakes)
    • Pegeas (flowing)
    • Potamides (rivers)
    • Eleionomae (marshes)
• Uranian or nymphs of the sky
  • Hespérides (some consider nymphs of the decline)
• Others
  • Perimélides (smaller cattle)
    • Epimélides (ewes)

Foreign adaptations

The Greek nymphs, after the introduction of its cult in , gradually absorbed in their categories to the Italian indígeas divinities of the springs and the water obstacles (Juturna, Egeria, Cavmentis, Fonto), whereas the Lymphs (originally Lumpae) or Italian goddesses of the water, due to the fortuitous similarity of their name, were identified with the Greek nymphs. Between the Romans its sphere of influence was reduced, and appear almost exclusively like divinities of aquatic means.

Other terms

Also nymph is called to a type of parrot of medium stature, resemblance to a cockatoo, and coming from Australia.