Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—H

Hamadryads

Nymphs of trees supposed to live in forest-trees, and die when the tree dies. (Greek, hama, together with drus, a forest-tree.)

The nymphs of fruit-trees were called “Melides” or “Hamamelids.”

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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