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dryad

noun

ˈdrī-əd

Definition of dryad

as in nymph

a mythical goddess represented as a young girl and said to live outdoors dryads were said to live within trees, their lives ending when the life of the tree ended

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Recent Examples of dryad Isaac, the dryad Lena Greenwood, and the fire-spider Smudge lead the efforts to uncover the mystery. — John Booth, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2012 In Ovid’s version of the story, after cutting down a sacred oak, Erysichthon is cursed with insatiable hunger by the dryad nymph who inhabited it. — Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025 Having regained his health, Geralt heads off with Jaskier and the dryad Milva to find Ciri, following a little skirmish with some power-mad guards. — Nick Romano, EW.com, 27 July 2023 Merlin and Cosmo are both in their 30s, with dark curly hair and similarly rangy builds, though Merlin’s face is more delicate, as though a distant ancestor might have been part elf or dryad. — Jennifer Kahn, New York Times, 8 June 2023 Players will start out controlling a centaur with a whip as their dungeon manager, but eventually a dryad enchantress and monkey engineer can also be unlocked, with each master necessitating various styles of gameplay. — Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2021

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Achilles discovered among the Daughters of Lycomedes depicts a Greek mythological scene during the Trojan War in which the hero Achilles has been hidden by his mother, the sea nymph Thetis, on the island of Skyros.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2026
One claims that the area’s name originates from the love story between the demigod Hercules and a nymph named Amalfi.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026

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Her bodycon mermaid skirt was covered in diagonal rows of slits, exposing glimpses of her legs, hips, and butt.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 1 July 2026
Fallon held up a 25-year-old photo of the actress and producer — who originally portrayed Elle Woods — rocking a spaghetti-strap pink fishnet mermaid dress.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

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