According to ancient Greek myth, nymphs are the divine custodians of the environment. The responsibility of these supernatural beings, or minor deities, is to care for specific natural wonders and landforms such as mountains (oreads), trees and flowers (dryads and melia), springs, rivers, and lakes (naiads), or the sea (nereids)...
According to ancient Greek myth, nymphs are the divine custodians of the environment. The responsibility of these supernatural beings, or minor deities, is to care for specific natural wonders and landforms such as mountains (oreads), trees and flowers (dryads and melia), springs, rivers and lakes (naiads) or the sea (nereids). Since the antiquities, they have continuously inspired arts and culture with their demure grace, eternal youth and intoxicating beauty. The Pre-Raphaelite painters, known for their love of ancient worlds and the sensual way in which they expressed it, were particularly captivated by these divine spirits who animate nature...
