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Definition of Naiades

Naiades
Naiad Na"iad, n. [L. naias, -adis, na["i]s, -idis, a water nymph, Gr ?, ?, fr. ? to flow: cf. F. na["i]ade. Cf. Naid.] 1. (Myth.) A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of a tribe (Naiades) of freshwater bivalves, including Unio, Anodonta, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel. 3. (Zo["o]l) One of a group of butterflies. See Nymph. 4. (Bot.) Any plant of the order Naiadace[ae], such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc.

Meaning of Naiades from wikipedia

- [naːiás]), plural ναϊάδες (naïádes [naːiádes]). It derives from νάειν (náein), "to flow", or νᾶμα (nâma), "running water". Naiads were often the object of...
- The Naiads are water-centered nymphs in Gr**** mythology. Naiad may also refer to: Naiad (character), the water elemental of the DC Universe Naiad Press...
- Naiad /ˈneɪəd/, (also known as Neptune III and previously designated as S/1989 N 6) named after the naiads of Gr**** legend, is the innermost satellite...
- The Fountain of the Naiads (Italian: Fontana delle Naiadi) is a fountain in Rome, Italy, located at the centre of the Piazza della Repubblica on the Viminal...
- spring; Melaena, an alternative mother for Delphos; and the Corycian nymphs, Naiades of the springs of the holy Corycian Cave. Thyia was also reported to have...
- The Oceanids (The Naiads of the Sea) (French: Les Océanides (Les Naiades de la Mere)) is a painting by Gustave Doré, dated to c. 1860. It depicts the Oceanids...
- Naiad is a character appearing in comics published by DC Comics. She first appeared in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man (vol. 2) #90 (October 1989), during...
- Diana Nyad /ˈnaɪˌæd/ (née Sneed; born August 22, 1949) is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer. Nyad gained...
- Creusa (/kriːˈuːsə/; Ancient Gr****: Κρέουσα Kreousa "princess" ) was a Naiad and daughter of Gaia. She bore Hypseus, ****ure king of the Lapiths and Stilbe...
- HMS Naiad (F39) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN). Like the rest of the class, Naiad was named after a figure or figure of mythology...