Definitions for Hamadryad
ˌhæm əˈdraɪ əd, -æd; -əˌdizhamad·ryad

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hamadryadnoun

   the nymph or spirit of a particular tree

2. hamadryad, king cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, Naja hannahnoun

   large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hamadryadnoun

   A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; fell the tree, kill the nymph.

2. hamadryadnoun

   The king cobra.

3. hamadryadnoun

   A kind of baboon, Papio hamadryas, venerated by the ancient Egyptians.

4. Etymology: Hamadryas, from Ἁμαδρυάς, from ἅμα + δρῦς.

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1. Hamadryad

   A hamadryad (; Ancient Greek: αμαδρυάδα, romanized: hamadryáda) is a Greek mythological being that lives in trees. It is a particular type of dryad which, in turn, is a particular type of nymph. Hamadryads are born bonded to a certain tree. Some maintain that a hamadryad is the tree itself, with a normal dryad being simply the indwelling entity, or spirit, of the tree. If the tree should die, the hamadryad associated with it would die as well. For this reason, both dryads and gods would punish mortals who harmed trees.

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1. hamadryad

   A hamadryad is a type of wood nymph in Ancient Greek mythology who lives in a specific tree, specifically an oak tree. According to myth, each hamadryad is born with a certain tree and they share a deep, irrevocable link with it for their entire life. If the tree dies, the hamadryad associated with it dies as well. The term can also refer to several species of Asian snakes known as "king cobras."

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1. Hamadryadnoun

   a tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode

2. Hamadryadnoun

   a large venomous East Indian snake (Orhiophagus bungarus), allied to the cobras

3. Etymology: [L. Hamadryas, -adis, Gr. "Amadrya`s; "a`ma together + dry^s oak, tree: cf. F. hamadryade. See Same, and Tree.]

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1. Hamadryad

   A hamadryad is a Greek mythological being that lives in trees. They are a particular type of dryad, which in turn are a particular type of nymph. Hamadryads are born bonded to a particular tree. Some believe that hamadryads are the actual tree, while normal dryads are simply the entities, or spirits, of the trees. If the tree died, the hamadryad associated with it died as well. For that reason, dryads and the gods punished any mortals who harmed trees. The Deipnosophistae of Athenaeus lists eight Hamadryads, the daughters of Oxylus and Hamadryas: ⁕Karya ⁕Balanos ⁕Kraneia ⁕Morea ⁕Aigeiros ⁕Ptelea ⁕Ampelos ⁕Syke Their mother, Hamadryas, is immortalized in the name of two genera: that of the Cracker butterfly, and that of the northernmost monkey in Asia Minor, the Hamadryas baboon. The Cracker Butterfly is more arboreal than most butterflies, as it commonly camouflages itself on trees. It feeds not on nectar but on sap, rotting fruit and dung. The Hamadryas baboon however is one of the least arboreal monkeys but it was the most common monkey in Hellenic lands.

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1. Hamadryad

   ham′a-drī-ad, n. (myth.) a wood-nymph who lived and died with the tree in which she dwelt:—pl. Ham′adryads, Hamadry′ades (-ēz). [Gr. hamadryas—hama, together, drys, a tree.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hamadryad

   a wood-nymph identified with a particular tree that was born with it and that died with it.

Matched Categories

1. • Cobra
   • Dryad

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hamadryad in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hamadryad in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Hamadryad
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hamadryad
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamadryad
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hamadryad
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Hamadryad
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Hamadryad
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Hamadryad