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A nymph (Ancient Greek: νύμφη, romanized: nýmphē, Modern Greek: nímfi; Attic Greek: [nýmpʰɛː], Modern Greek:; sometimes spelled nymphe) is a minor female nature deity in ancient Greek folklore.
12 de abr. de 2024 · Nymph, in Greek mythology, any of a large class of inferior female divinities. The nymphs were usually associated with fertile, growing things, such as trees, or with water. They were not immortal but were extremely long-lived and were on the whole kindly disposed toward men.
6 de ene. de 2023 · Nymphs were the mothers or ancestors of many heroes, and even of whole communities. Aegina, a nymph loved by Zeus, gave her name to an island kingdom in the Saronic Gulf and gave birth to a line of many important heroes (including Aeacus, Peleus, Telamon, Achilles, and Ajax the Greater).
29 de ago. de 2013 · A Nymph (Greek: νύμφη, nymphē) in Greek and in Roman mythology is a young female deity typically identified with natural features such as mountains (oreads), trees and flowers (dryads and meliae), springs, rivers, and lakes (naiads) or the sea (nereids), or as part of the divine retinue of a comparable god such as Apollo ...
Principal Translations. Inglés. Español. nymph n. (mythology: nature goddess) ninfa nf. Javier read a fantasy novel about a seductive nymph who lured men into the river and drowned them.
The Nymphs ( nymphai) were minor nature goddesses which populated the earth. Although they were ranked below the gods, they were still summoned to attend the assemblies of the gods on Olympus. The Nymphs presided over various natural phenomena--from springs, to clouds, trees, caverns, meadows, and beaches.
11 de ene. de 2024 · A nymph (Greek: νύμφη, nymphē) in Greek and Roman mythology is a young female deity typically identified with natural features such as mountains (oreads), trees and flowers (dryads and meliae), springs, rivers and lakes (naiads) or the sea (nereids), or as part of the divine retinue of a comparable god such as Apollo, Dionysus ...
