Back Hamadriade Afrikaans Гамадрыяды Byelorussian Hamadriadezed Breton Hamadrijade BS Hamadríada Catalan Αμαδρυάδες Greek Hamadríade Spanish Hamadriade Basque Hamadryadit Finnish Hamadryades French
In Greek mythology, a Hamadryad or Hamadryas (/hæməˈdraɪ.æd/; Ancient Greek: ἁμαδρυάς, pl: ἁμαδρυάδες, romanized: Hamadryás, pl: Hamadryádes[1]) is a tree nymph.[2] They are born bonded to a certain tree on which their life depends.[3][4] Some maintain that a Hamadryad is the tree itself, with a normal dryad being simply the indwelling entity, or spirit, of the tree. If the tree should die, the Hamadryad associated with it would die as well. For this reason, both dryads and the other gods would punish mortals who harmed trees.
- ^ Rhodios, Apollonios; Seaton, Robert Cooper (1900). Argonautika 2.477 (in Greek). Clarendon Press. p. 80. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Brill's New Pauly, s.v. Hamadryads.
- ^ "Ἁμαδρυάδες - Ancient Greek (LSJ)". Liddell, Scott, Jones Ancient Greek Lexicon. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ John Bell (1790). Bell's New Pantheon; Or, Historical Dictionary of the Gods, Demi-gods, Heroes, and Fabulous Personages of Antiquity: Also, of the Images and Idols Adored in the Pagan World; Together with Their Temples, Priests, Altars, Oracles, Fasts, Festivals, Games ... J. Bell. pp. 366–7.