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Dryads
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Nymphs of forest trees, which were conceived of as born with the tree they were attached to and dying along with it; they had their abode in wooded mountains away from men; held their revels among themselves, but broke them off at the approach of a human footstep.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Dryads'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/d/dryads.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.