Hamadryad (disambiguation)
- Hamadryad (disambiguation)
The term hamadryad has several uses.
* Generally, a hamadryad is a kind of nymph in Greek mythology; "see Hamadryad".
* Hamadryad is another term for the king cobra.
* Hamadryas Baboon is also a kind of baboon.
* The hamadryad is also a fictional alien species in Alastair Reynolds's "Revelation Space" hard science fiction space opera novels; "see Races in Revelation Space".
* Hamadryad is the name of a character introduced in Robert A. Heinlein's novel Time Enough for Love.
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