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In Greek mythology, Oreads or Orestiads are mountain nymphs. They are described as being companions of Artemis, or as being found alongside gods such as Pan or Dionysus.
Les Oréades (1902) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, in Musée d'Orsay
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A nymph is a minor female nature deity in ancient Greek folklore. Distinct from other Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature; they are typically tied to a specifi
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…In Greek mythology, Oreads (; Ancient Greek: Ὀρειάς, romanized: Oreiás) or Orestiads (; Ὀρεστιάδες, Orestiádes) are mountain nymphs. They are described as being companions of Artemis, or as being found alongside gods such as Pan or Dionysus. A 2nd-century AD epigram relates that…
Three nymphs, marble relief, c. 320–300 BC
In this 1896 painting of Hylas and the Nymphs by John William Waterhouse, Hylas is abducted by the Naiads, i.e. fresh water nymphs
The statue of a sleeping nymph in a grotto at Stourhead gardens, England.
Hylas and nymphs from a mosaic in Roman Gaul (3rd century)