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Aurai-nymphs

Aura, a wind nymph

A nymph is a kind of female nature entity/spirit in Greek mythology. They are often companions of Greek gods and goddesses. Nymphs can be divided into different kinds, such as:

Dryads (trees)
Naiads (fresh water)
Oreads (mountains)
the Okeanids, the daughters of Okeanos, and the Nereids, the daughters of Nereus (seas)
the Pleiades (stars)

Images for kids

The statue of a sleeping nymph in a grotto at Stourhead gardens, England.
A Sleeping Nymph Watched by a Shepherd by Angelica Kauffman, about 1780, (V&A Museum no. 23-1886)
Nymphe by Gaston Bussière (1929)

See also

In Spanish: Ninfa para niños

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