dryad
Oak's guardian spirit
A dryad is a tree nymph in Greek mythology—a spirit inhabiting and guarding a tree, typically an oak.
The term appears in fantasy literature and games for woodland spirits or tree-dwelling creatures: The dryad emerged from the ancient oak to speak with the travelers.
Dryads are usually depicted as beautiful female figures bound to their trees.
Tree-dwelling nymph, inseparable
- naiadFreshwater spirit of myth
- nymphNature spirit or larva
- DaphneNymph turned laurel
- PanHorned god of wilds
faun · satyr · Artemis · Apollo · Arcadia · Thessaly · Parnassus · Greek
Quercus genus member
- treeWoody perennial plant
- groveSmall stand of trees
- woodlandForested land area
- sylvanOf or like forests
arboreal · canopy · glade · copse · dell · thicket · clearing · moss
Tiny winged magical creature
- spriteTiny magical creature
- pixieTiny magical troublemaker
- faeOtherworldly Celtic beings
- sylphGraceful, slender woman
elemental · enchanted · Oberon · Titania · midsummer · glamour · otherworldly · magical
Delicate beyond earthly measure
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- presenceState of being somewhere
- entityIndependent existing thing
manifestation · essence · incorporeal · animism · sentient · consciousness · immortal · vanishing
One who safeguards others
- keeperOne who guards
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
- stewardManager for another
- preserverOne that maintains or saves
defender · custodian · sentinel · sacred · sanctuary · refuge · watching · territorial
Held as if enchanted
- bewitchingPowerfully and mysteriously charming
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- mystiqueAura of fascination
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
beguiling · mesmerizing · seductive · entrancing · charmed · supernatural · mysterious · haunting
hamadryad
Tree-dwelling nymph, inseparable
Pan · faun · satyr · Artemis · Apollo · Arcadia · Thessaly · Parnassus · Greek · Ovid
oak
Quercus genus member
sylvan · arboreal · canopy · glade · copse · dell · thicket · clearing · moss · fern
fairy
Tiny winged magical creature
sylph · elemental · enchanted · Oberon · Titania · midsummer · glamour · otherworldly · magical · whimsical
ethereal
Delicate beyond earthly measure
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- presenceState of being somewhere
entity · manifestation · essence · incorporeal · animism · sentient · consciousness · immortal · vanishing · materialization
protector
One who safeguards others
preserver · defender · custodian · sentinel · sacred · sanctuary · refuge · watching · territorial · bond
spellbound
Held as if enchanted
- bewitchingPowerfully and mysteriously charming
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- mystiqueAura of fascination
captivating · beguiling · mesmerizing · seductive · entrancing · charmed · supernatural · mysterious · haunting · beauty
- mythical creaturesdragon, dragons, vampire, vampires, werewolf
- enchanted creaturesfairy, fairies, unicorn, unicorns, dragon
- enchanted forestfairy, fairies, elf, elves, pixie
- Little Folkgnome, gnomes, dwarf, dwarfs, elf
- mythic beingscentaur, mermaid, merman, minotaur, satyr
- Nature Fantasyenchanted forest, talking animals, nature spirits, tree of life, world tree
dryadnaiad
Freshwater spirit of myth
nereid · water nymph · sea nymph · undine · mermaid
dryadindustrialist
Major manufacturing business owner
lumberjack · woodcutter · urban dweller · machine · automaton