as in nymph
a mythical goddess represented as a young girl and said to live outdoors
the ancients believed that hamadryads adopted particular trees as their permanent dwelling places
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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.
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One claims that the area’s name originates from the love story between the demigod Hercules and a nymph named Amalfi.
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This time, Hadid wore rosy makeup and had her medium-length blonde hair styled in mermaid waves.
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Disney is diving into a series adaptation of the 2006 mermaid movie Aquamarine.
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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.
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“Hamadryad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hamadryad. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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