(ש"ע) נימפת מים (במיתולוגיה); שחיינית; (סוג) צמח ים ; גולם מימי (זואולוגיה)

n. water nymph (Greek Mythology); dragonfly larva (Zoology); expert female swimmer; plant that grows under the water (Botany)

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Noun
1. submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water
(synonym) water nymph
(hypernym) aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant
(member-holonym) Naias, genus Naias, Najas, genus Najas
2. (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains
(hypernym) water nymph
(classification) Greek mythology

[Greek] The Naiads were nymphs of bodies of fresh water and were one of the three main classes of water nymphs - the others being the Nereids (nymphs of the Mediterranean Sea) and the Oceanids (nymphs of the oceans). The Naiads presided over rivers, streams, brooks, springs, fountains, lakes, ponds, wells, and marshes. They were divided into various subclasses: Crinaeae (fountains), Pegaeae (springs), Eleionomae (marshes), Potameides (rivers), and Limnades or Limnatides (lakes). Roman sources even assigned custody of the rivers of Hades to Naiads classified as Nymphae Infernae Paludis or the Avernales. The Naiad was intimately connected to her body of water and her very existence seems to have depended on it. If a stream dried up, its Naiad expired. The waters over which Naiads presided were thought to be endowed with inspirational, medicinal, or prophetic powers. Thus the Naiads were frequently worshipped by the ancient Greeks in association with divinities of fertility and growth. ...
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