nymphs

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Female spirits of classical mythology who lived in forests, bodies of water, and other places outdoors.

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By extension, a “nymph” is a beautiful or seductive woman.

A disappointment: why nothing about nymphs and satyrs in mythology?
Charlotte Gainsbourg’s Raw Performance in ‘Nymphomaniac’ Is Not About the Sex|Jimmy So|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As if from some horror movie, cicada nymphs have been described as “boiling out of the ground.”
The Cicadas are Coming!|Justin Green|May 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
You know, swimming in lakes, collecting miniature butterflies and putting them in boxes and writing letters to nymphs.
Indie Rock's Bewitching New Siren|Rachel Syme|May 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST
When the short-skirted, gossamer clad nymphs made their appearance on the stage they became restless and fidgety.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various

It seemed as if I was riding in some fairy park, and I expected, every moment, to see sylphs and nymphs appear before me.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
The spectators pressed around,—but, breaking through the throng, came the fair nymphs aforesaid.
Alone|Marion Harland
There were, for example, wood and tree nymphs; Dryads and hamadryads—gods of rivers, such as Simois and Scamander.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman
The dusky nymphs had flippety-flapped off; the hostess with the smile had also disappeared, and there was silence.
Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2|Ida May Hill Starr