Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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"Dryas" | Greek | A son of Ares, and brother of Tereus, was one of the Calydonian hunters. He was murdered by his own brother, who had received an oracle, that his son Itys should fall by the hand of a relative. Greek |
Nymph name "Hamadryas" | Greek | A daughter of Oreios who was the mother of eight Hamadryad nymphs by her brother Oxylus |
God name "Lycurgus" | Greek | A son of Dryas, and king of the Edones in Thrace. He is famous for his persecution of Dionysus and his worship on the sacred mountain of Nyseion in Thrace. The god himself leaped into the sea, where he was kindly received by Thetis. Zeus thereupon blinded the impious king, who died soon after, for he was hated by the immortal gods. Greek |