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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › NymphNymph - Wikipedia

    A nymph ( Ancient Greek: νύμφη, romanized :nýmphē; Attic Greek: [nýmpʰɛː]; sometimes spelled nymphe) is a minor female nature deity in ancient Greek folklore.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › NereidsNereids - Wikipedia

    In Greek mythology, the Nereids or Nereides ( / ˈnɪəriɪdz / NEER-ee-idz; Ancient Greek: Νηρηΐδες, romanized :Nērēḯdes; sg.Νηρηΐς, Nērēḯs, also Νημερτές) are sea nymphs (female spirits of sea waters), the 50 daughters of the ' Old Man of the Sea ' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris, sisters to their brother Nerites. [1]

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › NaiadNaiad - Wikipedia

    In Greek mythology, the naiads ( / ˈnaɪædz, ˈneɪædz, - ədz /; Greek: ναϊάδες, translit. naïádes) are a type of female spirit, or nymph, presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of fresh water .

  4. In entomology, a nymph is a sexually immature insect that is usually similar to the adult form. Nymphs are found in such insects as grasshoppers and cockroaches, which have incomplete, or hemimetabolic, metamorphosis.

  5. The Nymph is concerned with growing old in its reply to the shepherd. The rivers rush in the spring because the snow from winter is melting. Spring implies rebirth. However, rivers rage because...

  6. Orthoptera is described as hemimetabolous (having nymphs that look like small adults and no pupa). Medium or large insects are usually winged as adults but may be apterous (wingless). They have a large pronotum (the plate covering the first thoracic segment or prothorax; see insect thorax ) and enlarged (often greatly so) hind femur, which are ...

  7. What is the tone of the nymph's response in "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd"? The nymph's reply can be read as carrying a realistic, practical tone.