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Flamingos or flamingoes /fləˈmɪŋɡoʊz/ are a type of wading bird in the family Phoenicopteridae, which is the only extant family in the order Phoenicopteriformes. There are four flamingo species distributed throughout the Americas (including the Caribbean), and two species native to Africa, Asia, and Europe.
The name "flamingo" comes from Portuguese or Spanish flamengo ("flame-colored"), which in turn comes from Provençal flamenc - a combination of flama ("flame") and a Germanic-like suffix -ing. The word may also have been influenced by the Spanish ethnonym flamenco ("Fleming" or "Flemish"). The name of the genus, Phoenicopterus, is from the Greek φοινικόπτερος phoinikopteros, lit. 'crimson/red-feathered'); other genera names include Phoeniconaias, which means "crimson/red water nymph (or naiad)", and Phoenicoparrus, which means "crimson/red bird (though, an unknown bird of omen)".
Flamingos or flamingoes /fləˈmɪŋɡoʊz/ are a type of wading bird in the family Phoenicopteridae, the only bird family in the order Phoenicopteriformes. Four flamingo species are distributed throughout the Americas, including the Caribbean, and two species are native to Africa, Asia, and Europe.
The name "flamingo" comes from Portuguese or Spanish flamengo, "flame-colored", in turn coming from Provençal flamenc from flama "flame" and Germanic-like suffix -ing, with a possible influence of the Spanish ethnonym flamenco "Fleming" or "Flemish". The generic name Phoenicopterus (from Greek: φοινικόπτερος phoinikopteros), literally means "blood red-feathered" has a similar etymology to the common name ; other genera include Phoeniconaias, which means "crimson/red water nymph (or naiad)", and Phoenicoparrus, which means "crimson/red bird (though, an unknown bird of omen)".
... plus grands et plus forts que la plupart des agrions. les mâles d'Erythromma najas se reconnaissent à leurs yeux rouges et le thorax sombre dépourvu de bandes anthéhumérales . elle affectionne les eaux stagnantes aux végétaux flottantes : mai à août. Absent en Corse. Oeufs pondus sur feuilles et tiges; les larves hivernent dans l'eau et se métamorphosent en mai de l'année prochaine. - à voir en grand
- Histoire d'une libellule - Walter Dutley Cavert
Au fond d'un vieux marécage vivaient quelques larves qui ne pouvaient comprendre pourquoi nul du groupe ne revenait après avoir rampé le long des tiges de lys jusqu'à la surface de l'eau. Elles se promirent lune à l'autre que la prochaine qui serait appelé à monter reviendrait dire aux autres ce qu'il lui était arrivé. Bientôt l'une d'elle se sentit poussée de façon irrésistible à gagner la surface; elle se reposa au sommet d'une feuille de lys et subit une magnifique transformation qui fit d'elle une libellule avec de fort jolies ailes. Elle essaya en vain de tenir sa promesse. Volant d'un bout à l'autre du marais, elle voyait bien ses amies en bas. Alors elle comprit
que même si elles avaient pu la voir, elles n'auraient pas reconnu comme une des leurs une créature si radieuse.
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In Greek mythology, the Naiads are a type of female spirit, or nymph, presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of fresh water.
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Per celebrare il risveglio primaverile delle acque di Bagno Vignoni “ care alle naiadi “ , la mostra “Riflessi” a cura della scultrice Daniela Capaccioli che rimarrà aperta fino al 30 giugno .
Attraverso l’utilizzo della rete metallica, la scultrice realizza personaggi che possono essere inseriti in un ambiente reale e che grazie alla loro trasparenza restano discreti e invisibili a prima vista.
E così nella splendida cornice della vasca medievale di Bagno Vignoni , prendono forma ninfe , fauni e creature magiche …
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Les Coenagrionidae forment la famille la plus nombreuse appartenant aux zygoptères dans l'ordre des odonates. Cette famille comprend plus de 1 180 espèces. Les demoiselles de cette famille sont généralement de petite taille et on y retrouve les plus petits spécimens existants. Comme tous les odonates, ces insectes sont carnivores et se nourrissent de divers invertébrés.
Les zygoptères (Zygoptera) forment un sous-ordre d'insectes appelés en français demoiselles (dont les agrions, les caloptéryx, les ischnures, etc.). On les distingue des libellules au sens strict, surtout par leur corps plus grêle et leurs ailes généralement repliées au repos. Ils appartiennent à la sous-classe des ptérygotes (Pterygota), infra-classe des paléoptères (Palaeoptera), ordre des odonates (Odonata).
Les demoiselles sont des insectes prédateurs qui se nourrissent de petits insectes (mouches, éphémères, trichoptères, cicadelles, etc.). On les retrouve à proximité de plusieurs types de milieux aquatiques. Les larves (naïades) de ces insectes sont aquatiques et également prédatrices.
Dans le monde, on retrouve près de 5 900 espèces différentes d'odonates dont près de 2 900 appartiennent au sous-ordre des zygoptères.
Le château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, situé sur le territoire de la commune française de Maincy (Seine-et-Marne), à 50 km au sud-est de Paris, près de Melun est un château du XVIIeme siècle (1658-1661), construit pour le surintendant des finances de Louis XIV, Nicolas Fouquet. Il appartient désormais à une branche cadette des marquis de Vogüé.
Merci beaucoup à tous pour votre gentil commentaire et vos favoris très appréciés - bien cordialement ! au plaisir !
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Herzlichen Dank an alle für Ihren freundlichen Kommentar und Ihre beliebten Favoriten - herzlich! zum Vergnügen !
Muchas gracias a todos por tu amable comentario y tus
favoritos muy apreciados - ¡muy cordialmente ! ¡al placer !
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The amazing microcosmos created by countless little waterfalls coming down from Hestur mountain in Hestfjordur, Iceland's Westfjords, guaranteeing perfect conditions for a rich flora of mosses and lichens to thrive.
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A le Naiadi il torrente
or sussurra odi e strambotti
che imparò là su l’algente
Alpe in grembo a l’alte notti.
.......(G.Pascoli)
Pretty Frankendael Park is only a short tram ride away from the centre of Amsterdam, but in the sixteenth century the entire area was still a lake called Watergraafsmeer. It was made into a polder, and soon wealthy families of Amsterdam began to build their country manors on the reclaimed land. The only one of these still existing today is Frankendael. It's on the edge of a fine park with a stylised garden but also wilder areas and a pretty little herbal patch as well.
The Rain came down in Torrents as we sat in a pleasant restaurant nearby; but soon the weather cleared up enough so we could amble off our copious lunch. I wandered away a bit alone and came upon this Mysterious Glade and for a minute thought I was being enthralled by Eleionomaean Naiads. Just in time I pulled away and rejoining my companion hurried to take a tram back into the City. Safe...
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Eso dice una de las múltiples leyendas que rodean esta flor misteriosa
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Une des nombreuse légendes qui entourent cette fleur mystérieuse
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Photo : gissmeinnicht, forget-me-not, nontiscordardimé, niezapominajki… Myosotis est aussi devenu le symbole de la Société Alzheimer. Myosotis était également le nom d'une naïade de l'Antiquité. Il est aussi le symbole de la Journée internationale des enfants disparus, fixée au 25 mai.
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Foto: gissmeinnicht, forget-me-not, nontiscordardimé, niezapominajki… Myosotis es asimismo el símbolo de la Sociedad Alzheimer. Era también el nombre de una náyade de la antigüedad, siendo además el emblema del Día internacional de los niños desaparecidos que se celebra el 25 de mayo.
"O! Let me haunt this peaceful shade;
Nor let ambition e'er invade
The tenants of this leafy bow'r,
That shun her paths, and slight her pow'r.
Hither the plaintive halcyon flies
From social meads and open skies;
Pleas'd, by this rill, her course to steer,
And hide her saphire plumage here.
The trout, bedropt with crimson stains,
Forsakes the river's proud domains;
Forsakes the sun's unwelcome gleam,
To lurk within this humble stream.
And sure I heard the Naiad say,
"Flow, flow, my stream! this devious way;
"Tho' lovely soft thy murmurs are,
"Thy waters, lovely cool and fair!
"Flow, gentle stream! nor let the vain
"Thy small unsully'd stores disdain:
"Nor let the pensive sage repine,
"Whose latent course resembles thine. "
- William Shenstone,
In a shady Valley, near a running Water.
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Naiad Fountains
Both groups of Naiads (spirits of springs and rivers who belonged to the sea-god Neptune’s followers) were created by Wilhelm Beyer. In the pool on the western side of the park, which was sited in the Great Parterre until 1772, the Naiad plays with a sea creature, while her counterpart on the eastern side frolics with a water bird. Ranged around the perimeter of each rondeau stand eight large Neoclassical marble vases on tall plinths executed by Johann Baptist Hagenauer.
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Love this new outfit and these beautiful garters with roses! Plus I think it all looks sexy!♥
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Dress: Via Fulo Naiad Overall
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Black-capped chickadees joined the palm warblers and some yellow-rumped warblers while they feasted on slow-flying damselflies that were just emerging from the naiad stage along the lake shore.
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Les éphémères (nom masculin) ou éphéméroptères (Ephemeroptera) (aussi appelés « mannes » au Québec1) sont un ordre d'insectes (sous-classe des ptérygotes, de la section des paléoptères).
Ces insectes aux téguments souples et au vol lent présentent des caractères considérés comme ancestraux, comme le fait de ne pas pouvoir rabattre leurs ailes sur leur corps. Ils sont apparus au Carbonifère, il y a environ 280 à 350 millions d'années ; ce sont donc les plus anciens insectes ailés encore vivants et certaines de leurs formes larvaires (« naïades ») ressemblent d'ailleurs aux thysanoures, qui sont dépourvus d'ailes.
Ce sont des espèces très sensibles à la pollution lumineuse et à la pollution chimique par les pesticides. Ils sont en forte voie de régression dans une grande partie de leur aire naturelle de répartition ou d'écopotentialité, et plusieurs espèces ont disparu de certaines régions, y compris en France2.
Ils font partie du plancton aérien et, à ce titre, jouent (ou jouaient) un rôle important dans le réseau trophique, notamment des zones humides, en particulier pour l'alimentation des poissons et de certaines chauves-souris. Les éphémères vivent environ 3 ans à l'état de larve puis se métamorphosent et se reproduisent en vol. Les femelles déposent leurs œufs dans l'eau et les adultes meurent quelques heures plus tard, d'où le nom donné à cet ordre.
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Per celebrare il risveglio primaverile delle acque di Bagno Vignoni “ care alle naiadi “, la mostra “Riflessi” a cura della scultrice Daniela Capaccioli che rimarrà aperta fino al 30 giugno .
Attraverso l’utilizzo della rete metallica, la scultrice realizza personaggi che possono essere inseriti in un ambiente reale e che grazie alla loro trasparenza restano discreti e invisibili a prima vista.
E così nella splendida cornice della vasca medievale di Bagno Vignoni , prendono forma ninfe , fauni e creature magiche …
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The flame skimmer or firecracker skimmer (Libellula saturata) is a common dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to western North America.
Male flame skimmers are known for their entirely red or dark orange body, this includes eyes, legs, and even wing veins. Females are usually a medium or darker brown with some thin, yellow markings. This particular type of skimmer varies in size but is generally measured somewhere between two and three inches long. These naiads are known for being rather large and chubby-looking due to their rounded abdomen. They are covered with hair but, unlike most young dragonflies, they lack hooks or spines.
Sabiendo amigos de mi buen nexo con los Dioses , fui al Recital “Deidades del Agua” en la Fuente Juan de Villanueva . Actuaron Castalia y su Coro de Náyades , Apolo acompañó con la Lira . Se prohibió ver a las Musas , solo escuchar sus Poéticos Cantos, so pena de Castigo !!!...
Hoy entre Loco y Cuerdo vago por culpa de mi amada Curiosidad !!!…Les dejo la imagen Fuente de mi divino Castigo. F.O.G.
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Knowing friends of my good nexus with the Gods, I went to the "Water Deities" recital in Fuente Juan de Villanueva. Castalia and his Choir of Naiades, Apollo accompanied with the Lira. It was forbidden to see the Muses, only to listen to their Poetic Songs, on pain of Punishment !!! ...
Today between Crazy and Sane I wander because of my beloved ... Curiosity !!! ... I leave the image Source of my Divine Punishment. F.O.G.
This male blue dasher found a novel way to beat today's heat - sticking his tail straight up in the air so the sun had less surface area to hit! These pretty dragonflies are at the peak of their flight season here at Cardinal Marsh where their naiads delight in dining on the abundant mosquito larvae.
Ces insectes aux téguments souples et au vol lent, présentent des caractères (comme le fait de ne pas pouvoir rabattre leurs ailes sur leur corps) considérés comme ancestraux. Ils sont apparus au Carbonifère, il y a environ 280 à 350 millions d'années ; ce sont donc les plus anciens insectes ailés encore vivants et certaines de leurs formes larvaires (« naïades ») ressemblent d'ailleurs aux thysanoures qui sont dépourvus d'ailes.
Ce sont des espèces très sensibles à la pollution lumineuse et à la pollution chimique par les pesticides. Ils sont en forte voie de régression dans une grande partie de leur aire naturelle de répartition ou d'écopotentialité (ou disparu pour certaines espèces), dont en France2.
Ils font partie du plancton aérien et jouent (ou jouaient) à ce titre un rôle important pour le réseau trophique de certaines zones humides, en particulier pour l'alimentation des poissons et de certaines chauves-souris. Les éphémères vivent environ 3 ans à l'état de larve puis éclosent, se reproduisent en vol, les femelles déposent leurs œufs dans l'eau et les adultes meurent quelques heures plus tard, d'où le nom donné .
A lone Dragonfly up close and personal. The naiads live in the debris of the bottoms of lakes and ponds. They do not actively pursue prey but wait for it to pass by, a strategy which affords them protection from other predators. The naiads emerge, or make the transition to adult dragonflies, at night. Adults fly from early August through October. This species flies later in the fall than any other species in the Northwest of California, with observations as late as October 29 in Idaho, and into November in Washington. This Dragonfly sat patiently as we took numerous photos hopefully, we picked out the sharpest one.
Avec ses yeux rouges et son extrémité de l'abdomen bleu, le mâle naïade aux yeux rouges (Erythromma najas) ressemble au mâle Naïade au corps vert ,
il s'en distingue par son extrémité abdominale dépourvue de x noir sur le dernier segment, la couleur noire du côté de son huitième segment, la couleur grisée du dessus de son abdomen et sa taille bien supérieure.
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The red-eyed naiad (Erythromma najas), with its red eyes and blue-bellied tip, resembles the green-lipped Naiad male.
it is distinguished by its abdominal end devoid of black x on the last segment, the black color on the side of its eighth segment, the gray color of the top of its abdomen and its much larger size.
The Queen of Spring is also the Queen of legends
La pivoine chez les Grecs
Dans leur culture, la pivoine est bien plus qu’une jolie fleur des beaux jours, elle est d’abord considérée comme une plante médicinale. Cette faculté a par ailleurs nourri un mythe grec, où se mêlent colère des dieux et guérison. Son nom d’après les rumeurs, lui viendrait du médecin Péon, disciple d’Asclépios, dieu de la médecine. Ce dernier aurait trouvé un remède à la douleur des femmes durant leur accouchement. Son maître jaloux de son talent, se dit que finalement, il mériterait bien de mourir celui-ci. Fort heureusement pour Péon et pour nous, Zeus proposa une punition moins dramatique et changea le jeune médecin en la fleur qu’il avait découverte : une pivoine. Aussi réputée pour ses couleurs vives, ses teintes et nuances ont également inspiré une légende qui continue d’exister dans notre monde moderne, à travers l’expression : “rougir comme une pivoine”.
L’histoire parle ici de la nymphe Péone, qui comme la plupart des naïades était d’une incroyable beauté. Courtisée par tous les dieux, elle eut la mauvaise idée d’en faire un peu trop et d’enfreindre le code divin de la pudeur. Un faux pas, provoquant l’indignation des tout-puissants, qui décidèrent alors de la changer en une fleur extraordinaire : une pivoine. Quant à son erreur de jugement, pour l’inscrire à jamais dans l’histoire, ils donnèrent à ses pétales la couleur de la honte, le rouge. D’où l’expression…
La pivoine au pays du Soleil Levant
L’ Asie regorge de mythes et légendes, qui nous en apprennent un peu plus sur notre fleur préférée. La première, raconte en partie pourquoi le printemps est la saison favorite des pivoines. En Chine durant la dynastie Tang, un jour de grand froid d’hiver, l’impératrice Wu Zetian après avoir bu un peu trop de vin, exigea des fleurs de son jardin qu’elles fleurissent pendant la nuit, pour la satisfaire au petit matin. Le calendrier des fleurs était apparemment le cadet de ses soucis...
Son nom signifiant “celle qui discipline le ciel”, cette dernière était persuadée qu’aucune variété fleurie n'oserait lui désobéir. Le lendemain, seule la pivoine avait décidé de n’en faire qu’à sa tête et d’attendre le printemps. La reine de la saison apparaît alors pour la première fois, comme une fleur au caractère bien trempé. Folle de rage, l’impératrice exila toutes les pivoines du pays à Luoyang, où finalement, elles s’épanouirent fièrement, donnant lieu à un merveilleux spectacle fleuri. La ville est depuis la capitale de la pivoine, et organise chaque année un festival qui lui est dédié.
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The peony among the Greeks
In their culture, the peony is much more than a pretty flower for sunny days, it is first and foremost considered a medicinal plant. This faculty also nourished a Greek myth, where anger of the gods and healing mingle. Its name, according to rumors, comes from the doctor Péon, disciple of Asclepius, god of medicine. The latter would have found a remedy for the pain of women during childbirth. His master, jealous of his talent, said to himself that in the end, he deserved to die this one. Fortunately for Peon and for us, Zeus proposed a less dramatic punishment and changed the young doctor into the flower he had discovered: a peony. Also famous for its bright colors, its shades and shades have also inspired a legend that continues to exist in our modern world, through the expression: “blush like a peony”.
The story here is about the nymph Péone, who like most naiads was incredibly beautiful. Courted by all the gods, she had the bad idea to do a little too much and break the divine code of modesty. A false step, provoking the indignation of the all-powerful, who then decided to change it into an extraordinary flower: a peony. As for its error of judgment, to inscribe it forever in history, they gave its petals the color of shame, red. Hence the term...
Peony in the Land of the Rising Sun
Asia is full of myths and legends, which teach us a little more about our favorite flower. The first, partly tells why spring is the favorite season for peonies. In China during the Tang Dynasty, on a very cold winter day, Empress Wu Zetian after drinking a little too much wine, demanded flowers from her garden to bloom during the night, to satisfy her in the early morning. . The flower calendar was apparently the least of his worries...
Her name meaning "she who disciplines the sky", the latter was convinced that no flowering variety would dare to disobey her. The next day, only the peony had decided to do as it pleased and to wait for spring. The queen of the season then appears for the first time, like a flower with a strong character. Mad with rage, the Empress exiled all the peonies in the country to Luoyang, where they finally blossomed proudly, giving rise to a marvelous flowery spectacle. The city has since been the capital of the peony, and organizes a festival dedicated to it every year.
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«Ninfe, figlie di Oceano dal grande cuore,
che avete le case sotto i recessi della terra posati sull'acqua,
correte nascoste, nutrici di Bacco, ctonie, date grande gioia,
nutrite frutti, siete nei prati, correte sinuosamente, sante,
vi rallegrate degli antri, gioite delle grotte, vaganti nell'aria,
siete nelle sorgenti, veloci, vestite di rugiada, dall'orma leggera,
visibili, invisibili, ricche di fiori, siete nelle valli,
con Pan saltate sui monti, gridate evoè,
scorrete dalle rocce, melodiose, ronzanti, errate sulle montagne,
fanciulle agresti, delle sorgenti e che vivete nei boschi,
vergini odorose, vestite di bianco, profumate alle brezze,
proteggete i caprai e i pastori, care alle belve, dagli splendidi frutti,
che vi rallegrate delle sorgenti, delicate, che molto nutrite e favorite la crescita,
fanciulle Amadriadi, amanti del gioco, dagli umidi sentieri, di Nisa, invasate, guaritrici, vi allietate della primavera,
con Bacco e Deo portate grazia ai mortali:
venite con animo lieto ai santi sacrifici
versando corrente salubre nelle stagioni che accrescono il nutrimento»
da Inni Orfici, ed. Lorenzo Valla trad. Gabriella Ricciardelli
“Nell'antica religione greca, la ninfa (in greco antico νύμφη, nymphē, 'fanciulla', 'sposa') era una divinità legata alla natura. Potenze divine dei boschi, dei monti, delle acque e delle sorgenti, degli alberi, ma anche delle regioni o delle città o degli stati, le ninfe erano esseri immortali, anche se in epoca tarda a volte considerate come mortali, ma comunque dalla vita longeva[.
La natura delle Ninfe corrisponde all'ambito della potenza divina dell'Αἰδώς (Pudore), dunque alla riservatezza e allo stupore di fronte a ciò che è immacolato e quindi silenzioso. Erano: Oreadi, ninfe di montagna; Nereidi, ninfe di mare; Naiadi, ninfe delle fonti; Amadriadi, ninfe degli alberi. Compagne della dea Artemide sono caratterizzate, come la dea, da una bellezza incomparabile.
Quando il dio Pan suona il flauto divino, echeggiando l'armonia del silenzio primordiale, le Ninfe muovono passi di danza, vagando sui monti e cantando in modo melodioso.
Le Ninfe sono le potenze di un fiume oppure di un mare o di un lago] e anche quando la loro potenza divina risiede sulla terra, il loro collegamento con l'acqua resta fondante”.
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…Dormido quedó cuando la brisa tatuaba nubes en el cielo. Vivia los sueños de otros, tan reales eran que los creía propios. Al despertar un escalofrío lo sacudió. Él era solo un sueño de las náyades.!!!...Triste partió en silencio ... Las ninfas del lago duermen…F.O.G.
... He fell asleep when the breeze tattooed clouds in the sky. He lived the dreams of others, so real were they that he believed them his own. When he woke up a chill shook him. He was just a dream of the naiads. !!! ... Sad he left in silence ... The nymphs of the lake sleep ... F.O.G.
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Hyacinths originated in the eastern Mediterranean and were brought further west by the Greeks and Romans.
Homer mentions hyacinths in the Odyssey to represent a kind of classical beauty associated with Greek traditions.
Edgar Allan Poe had also a "botanist's obsession" suggesting that Helen's hair resembles the bunchy shape of the hyacinth in his famous poem:
"On desperate seas long wont to roam,
Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face,
Thy Naiad airs have brought me home
To the glory that was Greece
And the grandeur that was Rome."
by Edgar Allan Poe (To Helen, stanza 2)
The Naiads were either daughters of Zeus or Oceanus. If a naiad's waters dried up, she would die.
The Naiads were often objects of local cults, which they worshiped as goddesses of fertility. Their waters were sometimes attributed a magical healing effect or prophetic powers. The Naiads were also known for their extreme jealousy. According to a story by Theokritos, the shepherd Daphnis was the lover of the naiad Nomia. Since Daphnis was unfaithful to her a number of times, she punished him with blindness in revenge.
☠ Mask // [Val'More] - ProtectMask by Val'more in Man Cave Event
☠ Stone // [Val'More] - Oni Stone Animesh by Val'more in Mainstore
☠ Hair // [Yomi] Aura Hair by Yomi in Mainstore
☠ Ears // .random.Matter. - Iseul Elfie Ears - Torn by Random Matter in Mainstore
☠ Horns // [Cubic Cherry] {Tartarus} horns WHITE by Cubic Cherry in Mainstore
☠ Finger Bandage // duckie . stub blood by Duckie in Mainstore
☠ Blades // Clover - Prey blades by Clover in Mainframe 20th January
☠ Top // 2. duckie . the naiad black maitreya RARE by Duckie in Mainstore
☠ Shorts // AsteroidBox. Natalia Shorts - Black by AsteroidBox in Equal10
☠ Tattoo // persephone + edgerunner tattoo - Black by Persephone in Black Fair
☠ Face Tattoo // .: Vegas :. Tattoo Applier Born to Die by Vegas Tattoo in Mainstore
- Lelutka: Fleur Bento head 2.0 -Evolution Line- (More Info)
@Lelutka Mainstore from July 24th
- Glam Affair: Sadie skin applier/shape (Tone 003) on Lelutka Fleur 2.0 bento head
- Sintiklia: Faithe Hair
after @Sintiklia Mainstore
- Tentacio: Water Spirit set - Headdress/Scepter
- The Cove: Tidal Tail (Maitreya)
- Tidal: Naiad's Dream Scale Applier
Ascendant: Pineapple Nails
- Avi-Glam: Siren gacha Eyes (rare-18)
@The Epiphany July round
after @Avi-Glam Mainstore