dryads
- plural of dryad.
Example Sentences
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The Peloponnese area of Greece, called Tsakonia, was once called Kynouria and became known for the hypnotic, serpentine dances of the dryads called Karyatides.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2023
And her Greek dryads, the Karyatides, still dance today.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2023
The children meet other creatures based on classical myth - centaurs, minotaurs, satyrs and dryads.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 19, 2015
His horses are spindly, half-seen nags, and the dryads, babies and damsels in his decorative paintings are boneless stereotypes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Another enemy warrior shot flaming arrows into the trees, sending our archers and dryads into a panic.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
