Nymph facts for kids
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
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The statue of a sleeping nymph in a grotto at Stourhead gardens, England.
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A Sleeping Nymph Watched by a Shepherd by Angelica Kauffman, about 1780, (V&A Museum no. 23-1886)
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Nymphe by Gaston Bussière (1929)
See also
In Spanish: Ninfa para niños
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