water nymph in English

noun
1
(in folklore and classical mythology) a nymph inhabiting or presiding over water, especially a Naiad or Nereid.
Cyane, a water nymph who pitied Proserpine, tried to block Pluto's entrance to the Underworld, but he used his powers to make a hole in the earth and descend to his realm despite her.
noun
  • naiad
  • water spiritwater sprite

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1. Arethusa was a naiad (a water nymph) who frolicked in the vicinity of Olympia and who was desired and pursued by the river-god Alpheios