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"Boreas loved the nymph Orithyia, and tried to play the lover's part, but met with poor success." —Bulfinch, 1897

Boreas and Orithyia

"Boreas loved the nymph Orithyia, and tried to play the lover's part, but met with poor success." —Bulfinch,…

Nymph (4th stage) of cicada.

Nymph of Cicada

Nymph (4th stage) of cicada.

An illustration of a dragon fly (right) and a nymph (left). A dragonfly is a type of insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera. It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body. Dragonflies are similar to damselflies, but the adults can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most dragonflies are held away from, and perpendicular to, the body when at rest. n biology, a nymph is the immature form of some insects, which undergoes incomplete metamorphosis (hemimetabolism) before reaching its adult stage; unlike a typical larva, a nymph's overall form already resembles that of the adult. In addition, while a nymph moults it never enters a pupal stage. Instead, the final moult results in an adult insect.

Dragon Fly and Nymph

An illustration of a dragon fly (right) and a nymph (left). A dragonfly is a type of insect belonging…

An insect with four large transparent wings, that are net-veined. They are abundant in ponds and still waters.

Dragon-fly

An insect with four large transparent wings, that are net-veined. They are abundant in ponds and still…

Illustrated are nymphs of the four-lined leaf bug and the adult of the tarnished plant bug. The small bug on the left is a recently hatched nymph.

Leaf Bug and Plant Bug

Illustrated are nymphs of the four-lined leaf bug and the adult of the tarnished plant bug. The small…

Passive nymph or "pupa" of male scale insect.

Passive Nymph

Passive nymph or "pupa" of male scale insect.

Ondines or undines are elementals, enumerated as the water elementals in works of alchemy by Paracelsus. They also appear in European folklore as fairy-like creatures; the name may be used interchangeably with those of other water spirits. Undines were said to be able to gain a soul by marrying a human and bearing his child. Undine A water nymph without a soul, which she later received by marrying a mortal and bearing a child: Heroine of a book (1812) by Baron Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German author.

Ondine

Ondines or undines are elementals, enumerated as the water elementals in works of alchemy by Paracelsus.…

"Pegasus and the Nymphs." —Bulfinch, 1897

Pegasus and the Nymphs

"Pegasus and the Nymphs." —Bulfinch, 1897

Renaissance sculpture of Nymph by Goujon.

Nymph Sculpture

Renaissance sculpture of Nymph by Goujon.

"Triton carrying off a Nymph" — Gayley, 1893

Triton Nymph

"Triton carrying off a Nymph" — Gayley, 1893