Editing Nymph (section)

=== By dwelling or affinity ===
The following is not the authentic Greek classification, but is intended as a guide:
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!Type / Group / Individuals
!Location
!Relations and Notes
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| colspan="3" |'''Celestial nymphs'''
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|''[[Aura (mythology)|Aurae]]'' (breezes)
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|also called Aetae or Pnoae,{{citation needed|date=January 2018}} daughters of [[Boreas (god)|Boreas]]<ref>[[Quintus Smyrnaeus]], 1.683 ff.</ref>
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| ''[[Hesperides]]'' (evening)
| rowspan="4" |Far West
|nymphs of the sunset, the West, and the evening; daughters of Atlas; also had attributes of the [[Hamadryads]]<ref>[[Diodorus Siculus]], 4.26.2</ref>
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|• [[Aegle (mythology)|Aegle]]
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|• [[Arethusa (mythology)|Arethusa]]
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|• [[Erytheia (mythology)|Erytheia]] (or Eratheis)
|mother of [[Eurytion]] by [[Ares]]<ref>[[Stesichorus]], ''Geryoneis'' Frag S8</ref>
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| [[Hyades (mythology)|''Hyades'']] (star cluster; sent rain)
| rowspan="2" |Boeotia (probably)
|daughters of Atlas by either [[Pleione (mythology)|Pleione]] or [[Aethra (Greek mythology)#Oceanid|Aethra]]<ref>[[Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]], ''[[Fabulae]]'' 192</ref>
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| [[Pleiades (Greek mythology)|''Pleiades'']]
|daughters of Atlas and Pleione;<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], 3.10.1</ref> constellation; also were classed as [[Oreads]]
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|• [[Maia]]
|Mt. Cyllene, Arcadia
|partner of [[Zeus]] and mother of Hermes<ref>[[Hesiod]], ''[[Theogony]]'' 938</ref>
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|• [[Electra (Pleiad)|Electra]]
|Mt. Saon, Samothrace
|mother of [[Dardanus (son of Zeus)|Dardanus]] and [[Iasion]] by Zeus<ref>Apollodorus, 3.12.1</ref>
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|• [[Taygete]]
|Taygetos Mts., Laconia
|mother of [[Lacedaemon (mythology)|Lacedaemon]] by Zeus<ref>[[Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]], ''[[Fabulae]]'' 155</ref>
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|• [[Alcyone (Pleiades)|Alcyone]]
|Mt. Cithaeron, Boeotia
|mother of [[Hyperes]] and [[Anthas]] by [[Poseidon]]<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], 2.30.8</ref>
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|• [[Celaeno]]
|Mt. Cithaeron, Boeotia or Euboea
|mother of [[Lycus (mythology)|Lycus]] and [[Nycteus]] by Poseidon<ref>Apollodorus, 3.10.1</ref>
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|• [[Sterope (Pleiad)|Asterope]]
|Pisa, Elis
|mother of Oenomaus by Ares<ref>Hyginus, ''[[Fabulae]]'' 84</ref>
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|• [[Merope (Pleiad)|Merope]]
|Corinth
|wife of Sisyphus and mother of Glaucus<ref>Hyginus, ''Astronomica'' 2.21</ref>
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|''[[Nephele]]'' (clouds)
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|daughters of [[Oceanus]]<ref>[[Aristophanes]], ''Clouds'' 264</ref> and/or [[Tethys (mythology)|Tethys]]<ref>''Orphic Hymn'' 22</ref> or of [[Aether (mythology)|Aither]]<ref>Aristophanes, ''Clouds'' 563</ref>
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| colspan="3" |'''Land nymphs'''
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|[[Alseid|''Alseides'']] (groves)
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|<ref>Homer, ''[[Iliad]]'' 20.4</ref>
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|[[Auloniad|''Auloniades'']] (valleys, see also Napaeae)
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| <ref>Montanari, s.v. αὐλωνιάς, p. 338; ''[[Orphic Hymns]]'' 51.7 (Ricciardelli, pp. 134, 135).</ref>
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|''Leimonides'' (meadows)
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|<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|author=Malkin, Irad|year=2016|chapter=Nymphs|title=[[Oxford Classical Dictionary]]|doi=10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.4487}}</ref>
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|[[Napaeae|''Napaeae'']] (dells, see also Auloniades)
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|<ref>Statius, ''Thebaid'' 9.385</ref>
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|''[[Oread]]s'' (mountains, grottoes)'', also Orodemniades''
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| colspan="3" |'''Wood and plant nymphs'''
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|''Anthousai'' (flower nymphs)
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| <ref>[[Philostratus the Elder]], ''[[Imagines (work by Philostratus)|Imagines]]'' 2.11.</ref>
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|''[[Dryad]]es'' (trees)
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|''[[Hamadryad]]es'' or ''Hadryades''
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|'' [[Daphnaie|Daphnaeae]]'' ([[Bay Laurel|laurel]] tree)
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|'' [[Epimeliad]]es'' or ''Epimelides'' ([[apple]] tree; also protected flocks)
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|other name variants include Meliades, Maliades and Hamameliades; same as these are also the Boucolai (Pastoral Nymphs)
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|'' Kissiae'' ([[ivy]])
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|'' [[Meliae]]'' (manna-[[ash tree]])
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|born from the drops of blood that fell on [[Gaia (mythology)|Gaia]] when [[Cronus]] castrated [[Uranus (god)|Uranus]]<ref>[[Hesiod]], ''[[Theogony]]'' 182–187</ref>
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|''Hyleoroi'' (watchers of woods)
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| colspan="3" |'''Water nymphs''' (''Hydriades or Ephydriades'')
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|''Haliae'' (sea and seashores)
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|'' [[Nereid]]s''
|[[Mediterranean Sea]]
|50 daughters of [[Nereus]] and [[Doris (Oceanid)|Doris]]<ref>Hesiod, ''Theogony'' 240-262</ref>
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|''[[Naiad]]s, Naides'' (fresh water)
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|'' [[Crinaeae]]'' (fountains)
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|''3. [[Limnades]], [[Limnatides]]'' (lakes)
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|''4. [[Pegaeae]]'' (springs)
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|''5. [[Potameides]]'' (rivers)
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|''[[Oceanids]]''
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|daughters of Oceanus and Tethys,<ref>Hesiod, ''Theogony'' 365–366</ref> any freshwater, typically clouds and rain. see [[List of Oceanids]]
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| colspan="3" |'''Underworld nymphs'''
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|• [[Orphne]]
| rowspan="3" |Hades
|is a representation of the darkness of the river [[Styx]], the river of hatred, but is not to be confused with the goddess Styx herself nor with [[Nyx]], goddess of night, despite being associated with both. She is the [[wikt:consort|consort]] of [[Acheron]], (the god of the river in Hades), and the mother of [[Ascalaphus]], (the [[orchardist]] of Hades).<ref>Ovid, ''Metamorphoses'' 5.539 ff</ref>
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|• [[Leuce (mythology)|Leuce]] ([[white poplar (disambiguation)|white poplar]] tree)
|daughter of Oceanus and lover of [[Hades]]<ref>[[Maurus Servius Honoratus|Servius]], ''Commentary on [[Virgil|Virgil's]] [[Aeneid]]'' 7.61</ref>
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|• [[Melinoe]]
|[[Orphic]] nymph, daughter of [[Persephone]] and "Zeus disguised as [[Pluto (mythology)|Pluto]]".<ref>''Orphic Hymn'' 71</ref> Her name is a possible epithet of [[Hecate]].
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|• [[Minthe]] ([[mentha|mint]])
|Cocytus River
|probably a daughter of [[Cocytus]], lover of [[Hades]] and rival of [[Persephone]]<ref>[[Oppian]]'', Halieutica'' 3.485 ff</ref><ref>Strabo, 8.3.14</ref>
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| colspan="3" |'''Other nymphs'''
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|[[Lampad|''Lampades'']]
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|torch bearers in the retinue of [[Hecate]]<ref>Scholia minora on [[Homer]]'s ''[[Iliad]]'', 6.21 [= [[Alcman]], [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/alcman-fragments/1988/pb_LCL143.439.xml fr. 63 Campbell, pp. 438, 439] = fr. 63 ''[[Poetae Melici Graeci|PMG]]'' (Page, p. 53)].</ref>
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|''Hecaterides'' (rustic dance)
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|daughters of [[Hecaterus]] by a daughter of Phoroneus; sisters of the [[Dactyls (mythology)|Dactyls]] and mothers of the Oreads and the [[Satyr]]s<ref>Strabo, 10.3.19</ref>
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|''Kabeirides''
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|daughters of Cadmilus and sisters of the [[Cabeiri|Kabeiroi]]<ref>Acusilaus Frag as cited in Strabo, 10.3.21</ref> or of [[Hephaestus]] and [[Cabeiro]]<ref>Strabo, 10.3.21 citing [[Pherecydes of Athens|Pherecydes]]</ref>
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|''[[Maenads]]'' or ''Bacchai'' or ''Bacchantes''
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|frenzied nymphs in the retinue of [[Dionysus]]
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|'' Lenai'' (wine-press)
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|''Limnakides''
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|translated by Vian as "marsh nymphs" (''Nymphes des Marais''); older editions render their name as ''Limnaioi'' or ''Leimakides''<ref>Vian, commentary on line 646, p. 120; ''[[Orphic Argonautica]]'' 646 (Vian, p. 120).</ref>
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|'' Mimallones'' (music)
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|'' [[Thyia (naiad)|Thyia]]i'' or ''Thyiades'' ([[thyrsus]] bearers)
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|''Melissae'' (honey)
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|likely a subgroup of Oreades or Epimelides
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