Nymphs
Nymphs
The nymphs are totally hippied out. Pretty much everywhere you go in the wilderness, you'll find these female nature spirits doing their thing. Go to a forest, and there'll be dryads dancing in their beloved trees. Hike up a mountain, and you'll find oreads chilling in their rocky homes. Take a dip in the ocean, and nereids will be swimming right beside you. Go paddling in a lake, and naiads will be right there with you. You get the point. These lovely ladies aren't just into nature; they are nature itself.
Basic Information
| Name | Nymphs |
| Nickname | Here's a quick list of the major branches of the nymph sisterhood and what we're into: Oceanids (the source of fresh water—naiads and aurai are all oceanids) Naiads (fresh water rivers, lakes, streams, springs) Aurai (breezes) Nereids (ocean) Dryads (trees) Oreads (mountains) Hesperides (sunsets) Lampades (the Underworld) Bacchai/Maenads (followers of Dionysus—sometimes thought of as mortals) Pleiades (followers of Artemis) |
| Sex | Females |
| Current city | We all live in nature—the waters, the trees, the fields, the mountains, you name it. |
Work & Education
| Occupation | Female Nature Spirits |
| Education | Gaia's School of Being |
Beliefs
| Political views | Pro-Zeus |
Family & Friends (& Enemies)
| Parents | All of nature. Fancy, we know. |
| Siblings | Tons |
| Children | Tons |
| Friends | Mostly each other—there are enough of us to keep each other company. |
| Enemies | Mostly gods and mortals who try to force themselves on us |
Relationships
| Relationship status | Generally single |
| Interested in | Mostly satyrs and scrumptious young mortal men |
Favorites
| Quotations | "from the center of my life came a great fountain, deep blue shadows on azure seawater." – from "The Wild Iris" by Louise Gluck (big with the nereids) "What fools these mortals be." – from A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare "The woods are lovely, dark and deep." – from "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost "So take your hat off boy when you're talkin' to me and be there when I feed the tree." – from "Feed the Tree" by Belly (kind of a dryad anthem) "Live fast, die young Bad girls do it well" – from "Bad Girls" by M.I.A. (the Maenads love this one) |
| Books | A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare Walden by Henry David Thoreau Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov "in Just" by e. e. cummings The Bacchae by Euripides "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost Coraline by Neil Gaiman "The Wild Iris" by Louise Gluck Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera |
| Music | Bottom of the River by Delta Rae (The naiads can't get enough of this one.) Some Nights by Fun. Want U Back by Cher Lloyd ft. Astro (So many lovesick nymphs out there...) Ho Hey by the Lumineers Feed the Tree by Belly (The dryads love it.) Everybody Talks by the Neon Trees Bad Girls by M.I.A. (The Maenads go crazy for this one.) Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven |
| Movies | Pan's Labyrinth Spirited Away A Midsummer Night's Dream The Lord of the Rings (The dryads think Treebeard is mad sexy.) Avatar The Little Mermaid (The nereids are all about this movie.) Princess Mononoke An Inconvenient Truth |
| TV Shows | Planet Earth Grimm Once Upon a Time |
Activities & Interests
| Likes | National Forests Wetland Preserves Parties in the woods Beach Volleyball |
| Activities | Frolicking in the forest Dancing in meadows Surfing in the ocean Swimming in rivers Soaring through the air Shining from the stars |
| Interests | Astronomy Ecology Forestry Oceanography |
| Groups | Nymphs The Nymphs Fanclub Green Peace Pro Hikers |