A dryad (/ˈdraɪ.æd/; Greek: Δρυάδες, sing. Δρυάς) is an oak tree nymph or oak tree spirit in Greek mythology; Drys (δρῦς) means "tree", and more specifically "oak" in Greek.[1] Today the term is ofter used to refer tree nymphs in general.[2]
- ^ Liddell, Henry; Scott, Robert, eds. (1940). "δρῦς, n.". A Greek-English Lexicon. Clarendon Press.
- ^ Łaszkiewicz (2017) p. 131.