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1545–55; extracted from Greek Dryádes, plural of Dryás, derivative of drŷ(s) tree, oak
1545–55; extracted from Greek Dryádes, plural of Dryás, derivative of drŷ(s) tree, oak
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Dryad
is always a great word to know.
So is Hades. Does it mean:
| the underworld inhabited by departed souls, also the god ruling the underworld |
| a Titan, brother of Prometheus, condemned to support the sky on his shoulders: identified by the ancients with the Atlas Mountains |
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dryad
1555, from L. dryas, from Gk. dryas "wood nymph," from drus "oak," from I.E. derew(o)- "tree, wood."
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