concept
the mountain Nymphs
Nymphs
also: Νύμφαι
Long-lived female nature-spirits tied to particular trees, mountains, or springs; in Hymn 5 they will raise the infant Aeneas, in Hymn 19 they dance with Pan, and in Hymn 26 they raise the infant Dionysus in the glens of Nysa.
Reading notes
- The Homeric Hymns §5.92 Nymphs
Long-lived female nature-spirits tied to particular trees, mountains, or springs; in Hymn 5 they will raise the infant Aeneas, in Hymn 19 they dance with Pan, and in Hymn 26 they raise the infant Dionysus in the glens of Nysa.