In Greek mythology a type of wood nymph that was thought to inhabit trees and forests. They were especially fond of oak trees. Shy and non-violent they rarely appeared more than a few feet from their individual tree, and can disappear into their tree when frightened. [ Bequest: En-route both versions] back To the initials of the items

Dryads are female tree spirits in Greek mythology. In Greek drys signifies 'oak,' from an Indo-European root *derew(o)- 'tree' or 'wood.' Thus dryads are specifically the nymphs of oak trees, though the term has come to be used for all tree nymphs in general.

Dryad (Callie Betto) is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir, she first appeared in New X-Men: Academy X #1.

The dryad was a spirit of nature who appeared in the first Quest for Glory game, So You Want to be a Hero. After the hero followed the white stag to its resting place, the dryad asked if he was one with the woods, and if he answered in the affirmative dispatched him to fetch a seed of the spore-spitting spirea to ensure the rare plant's survival. Upon returning with the seed, the dryad tells the hero the recipe for an invaluable dispel potion and gives him one of the ingredients, a magical acorn.

Dryads are tree spirits that inhabit the forests of Narnia in the fictional universe of The Chronicles of Narnia. They are most common in Lantern waste. They have human forms, have skin color matching that of their respective trees, for example: a beech dryad is a fresh, vivid green, birch dryads are pale, or silvery, larch dryads are a green so bright that it is practicaly yellow, and cherry blossom dryads are a white, rosy pink.