dryad – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
dryad
n.
tree nymph (Greek Mythology)
DRYAD
The
DRYAD Numeral Cipher/Authentication System (KTC 1400 D) is a simple, paper
cryptographic system employed by the
U.S. military for
authentication and for
encryption of short, numerical messages. Each unit with a radio is given a set of matching DRYAD code sheets. A single sheet is valid for a limited time (e.g. 6 hours), called a
cryptoperiod.
Dryad
A
dryad (; ,
sing.: ) is a
tree nymph, or tree spirit, in
Greek mythology. In Greek
drys signifies "oak." Thus, dryads are specifically the
nymphs of
oak trees, though the term has come to be used for all tree nymphs in general. "Such deities are very much overshadowed by the divine figures defined through poetry and cult,"
Walter Burkert remarked of Greek nature deities. They were normally considered to be very shy creatures, except around the goddess
Artemis, who was known to be a friend to most nymphs.
dryad
Noun
1. a deity or nymph of the woods
(synonym) wood nymph
(hypernym) nymph
(hyponym) Napaea, Napea
Dryad
(n.)
A wood nymph; a nymph whose life was bound up with that of her tree.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Dryad
Dryad (Greek) [from drys oak, tree] Nymphs -- nature spirits or elementals -- pertaining especially to trees. Their life as individuals was said to be bound up with that of the tree to which it was attached and to perish when the tree perished. To modern views they were spirits in trees; to the ancients they were the tree itself considered as a living soul, viewed not only apart from but also in connection with the physical framework of the tree.
