wood nymph
Tree-dwelling nature spirit
A wood nymph is a mythological spirit dwelling in forests, typically depicted as a beautiful young woman embodying the life force of trees and woodland.
Greek mythology called them dryads or hamadryads.
The term extends to butterflies and moths with brown, wood-toned wing patterns, and to certain hummingbirds.
Figuratively, a wood nymph is any graceful woman at home in natural settings.
- dryadTree-dwelling nature spirit
- forest spiritMythical woodland creature
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
- spriteTiny magical creature
- fairyTiny winged magical creature
Greek mythology · oak · grove · mythical · Artemis · enchanted · enchanted forest · butterfly · ethereal · maiden · nature · spirit · Greek · tree · tree bark · pastoral · Pan · meadow
- butterfliesmonarch, swallowtail, painted lady, red admiral, viceroy
- forest spiritsdryad, dryads, tree spirit, tree spirits, forest spirit
- Nymphsnaiad, naiads, nereid, nereids, dryad
- tree spiritsdryad, dryads, hamadryad, tree spirit, tree spirits
- pastoral spiritssatyr, faun, dryad, Pan, forest spirit
- satyrid butterfliesringlet, ringlets, satyr, satyrs, grayling