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Dryads

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Nymphs of forest trees, which were conceived of as born with the tree they were attached to and dying along with it; they had their abode in wooded mountains away from men; held their revels among themselves, but broke them off at the approach of a human footstep.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Dryads'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​d/dryads.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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