Nymphs (Greek plural: nymphai) are mythological nature spirits that appear as beautiful young women. Etymologically, the wordnymph is related to the Greek word for bride. read more
Nymphs of Nysa tended to Dionysus when he was young. When Hephaestus was tossed off Olympus and landed in Lemnos by a parent (either Hera or Zeus), Eurynome and Thetis, who were Nereids, which is a class of nymphs, tended him. read more