Dryads

"Drus," another Celtic word for tree, and particularly for the Oak, gave rise to the terms Dryads and

Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

Have they not Nymphs attending upon them, called Dryads, 'whose age is coeval with the trees they live in: and Dionysus the mirth-giving does he not increase the yield of the trees, the sacred splendour of Autumn,' as

Plutarch's Morals 46-120? Plutarch

Meursius is of opinion, that the Greeks borrowed their notion of these divinities from the Phœnicians, for _nympha_, in their language, signifying _soul_, the Greeks imagined that the souls of the ancient inhabitants of Greece had become Nymphs; particularly that the souls of those who had inhabited the woods were called Dryads; those who inhabited the mountains, Oreădes; those who dwelt on the sea-coasts,

Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) Charles K. Dillaway

The three last named were immortal, but the wood-nymphs, called Dryads or Hamadryads, were believed to perish with the trees which had been their abode and with which they had come into existence.

The Age of Fable Thomas Bulfinch 1831

The three last named were immortal, but the wood-nymphs, called Dryads or Hamadryads, were believed to perish with the trees which had been their abode and with which they had come into existence.

The Age of Fable Thomas Bulfinch 1831

"Dryads," Sisay repeated breathlessly, staring at the surrounding thicket of creatures.

Mercadian Masques Lebaron, Francis 1999

Act 2 was a bumpier ride; Oxana Skoryk lacked elevation as the Queen of the Dryads, and the dream sequence failed to launch.

Mariinsky Ballet: Don Quixote; Balanchine/Robbins triple bill – review 2011

Dryads tended to live as long as the trees they bonded to.

Shadow Chase Seressia Glass 2010

She pulled a book off the shelf and read the title: Dryads, a History by William Carter.

Enchanted Ivy Sarah Beth Durst 2010

She pulled a book off the shelf and read the title: Dryads, a History by William Carter.

Enchanted Ivy Sarah Beth Durst 2010