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Water nymph

A goddess of any stream or other body of water, whether one of the Naiads, Nereids, or Oceanides.

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Faery 76% connected

Fairy.

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Fairy 76% connected

Enchantment; illusion.

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Fay 76% connected

A fairy; an elf.

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Hydrophyte 76% connected

An aquatic plant; an alga.

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Nymph 76% connected

A goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters.

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Sprite 76% connected

A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition. See Spright.

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Water lily 76% connected

A blossom or plant of any species of the genus Nymphaea, distinguished for its large floating leaves and beautiful flowers. See Nymphaea.

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Water plant 76% connected

A plant that grows in water; an aquatic plant.

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Naiad 76% connected

A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain.

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Undine 76% connected

One of a class of fabled female water spirits who might receive a human soul by intermarrying with a mortal.

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Naiad 92% connected

A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain.

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Water sprite 92% connected

A sprite, or spirit, imagined as inhabiting the water.

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