(Greek nymphe=young woman) For the Greeks, these were female nature deities of a lower order than gods; but they were sometimes regarded as demons also, especially when accompanied by satyrs and → Silene as their male partners. They dwelt in the...

In Greek mythology, a nymph is any member of a large class of female entities in human form, that is either bound to a particular location, or landform, or is part of the retinue of a god, such as Dionysus, Hermes, or Pan, or a goddess, generally...