dryad

Summary

dryad is a group of Greek mythical characters^[1]. dryad has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• dryad is recorded as female^[3].
• dryad's instance of is recorded as group of Greek mythical characters^[4].
• dryad is a type of Epigean^[5].
• dryad is a type of tree spirit^[6].
• dryad is a type of Greek nymph^[7].
• dryad's Commons category is recorded as Dryads^[8].
• dryad's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dryads^[9].
• dryad's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greece^[10].
• dryad's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• dryad's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[12].
• dryad's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• dryad's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[14].
• dryad's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[15].
• dryad's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Δρυάδες'}^[16].

Body

Definition and Type

dryad's instance of is recorded as group of Greek mythical characters^[4]. Recorded subclass of include Epigean^[5], tree spirit^[6], and Greek nymph^[7].

Influence

Things named for dryad include Dryad Digital Repository^[17], a disciplinary repository^[18], in United States^[19], founded in 2009^[20]; Dryas^[21], a taxon^[22]; and Dryadella^[23], a taxon^[24].

Why It Matters

dryad has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] dryad is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for dryad include Dryad Digital Repository^[17], a disciplinary repository^[18], in United States^[19], founded in 2009^[20]; Dryas^[21], a taxon^[22]; and Dryadella^[23], a taxon^[24].