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Sylph vs Dryad - What's the difference?

sylph | dryad |

As nouns the difference between sylph and dryad

is that sylph is (mythology) an invisible being of the air while dryad is (greek mythology) in greek myth, a female tree spirit.

sylph

English

(wikipedia sylph)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mythology) An invisible being of the air
  • The elemental being of air, usually female.
  • A slender woman or girl, usually graceful and sometimes with the implication of sublime station over everyday people.
  • * 1811 , (Mary Bruton), Self-Control (novel):
    • Her heart fluttered with expectation—her step was buoyant with hope, and she sprung into the carriage with the lightness of a sylph .
  • A mainly dark green and blue hummingbird, the male of which has a long forked tail.

    • dryad

    English

    (wikipedia dryad)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Greek mythology) In Greek myth, a female tree spirit.

    • See also

    * Daphne * hamadryad * Meliai