Hamadryad

Hamadryad

Hamadryads ("Ἁμαδρυάδες") are Greek mythological beings that live in trees. They are a specific species of dryad, which are a particular type of nymph. Hamadryads are born bonded to a specific tree. If their tree died, the hamadryad associated with it died as well. For that reason, dryads and the gods punished any mortals who harmed trees. The Deipnosophistae of Athenaeus lists eight Hamadryads, the daughters of Oxylus and Hamadryas:

* Karya (Walnut or Hazelnut)
* Balanos (Oak)
* Kraneia (Dogwood)
* Morea (Mulberry)
* Aigeiros (Black Poplar)
* Ptelea (Elm)
* Ampelos (Vines, especially Vitis)
* Syke (Fig)

References

* [http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/Literature.DeipnoSub The Deipnosophists, or, Banquet of the Learned of Athenaeus] presented online by the [http://uwdc.library.wisc.edu University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center]

External links

* [http://www.theoi.com/Nymphe/NymphaiHamadryades.html Theoi Project - Hamadryades]


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  • Hamadryad — Ham a*dry ad (h[a^]m [.a]*dr[imac] [a^]d), n.; pl. E. {Hamadryads} ( [a^]dz), L. {Hamadryades} ( dr[imac] [.a]*d[=e]z). [L. Hamadryas, adis, Gr. Amadrya s; a ma together + dry^s oak, tree: cf. F. hamadryade. See {Same}, and {Tree}.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hamadryad — late 14c., from Gk. hamadryas (pl. hamadryades) wood nymph, fabled to die with her tree, from hama together (see SAME (Cf. same)) + drus (gen. dryos) tree …   Etymology dictionary

  • hamadryad — [ham΄ə drī΄as΄, ham΄ə drī΄əsham΄ə drī′ad΄, ham΄ə drīəd] n. [L Hamadryas < Gr < hama, together with + dryas, DRYAD] 1. [also H ] Gr. Myth. a dryad; specif., a wood nymph whose life is bound up with that of the tree in which she lives 2. KING …   English World dictionary

  • hamadryad — noun Etymology: Latin hamadryad , hamadryas, from Greek, from hama together with + dryad , dryas dryad more at same Date: 14th century 1. wood nymph 2. king cobra …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 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… …   Wikipedia

  • hamadryad — /ham euh druy euhd, ad/, n., pl. hamadryads, hamadryades / euh deez /. 1. Class. Myth. a dryad who is the spirit of a particular tree. 2. See king cobra. [ < L, s. of Hamadryas wood nymph < Gk, equiv. to hama together with (c. SAME) + dryás… …   Universalium

  • hamadryad — noun /hæməˈdɹʌɪæd/ a) A wood nymph who was physically a part of her tree; fell the tree, kill the nymph. b) The king cobra …   Wiktionary

  • hamadryad — hama·dry·ad .ham ə drī əd, .ad n KING COBRA …   Medical dictionary

  • HAMADRYAD —    a wood nymph identified with a particular tree that was born with it and that died with it …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • hamadryad — n. king cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, largest poisonous snake; (Greek and Roman mythology) tree nymph who lives in a tree and dies when the tree dies …   English contemporary dictionary

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