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'''Hamadryads''' are [[Greek mythology|Greek mythological]] beings that live in [[tree]]s. They are a specific species of [[dryad]], which are a particular type of [[nymph]]. Hamadryads are born bonded to a specific tree. If their tree died, the hamadryad associated with it died as well. For that reason, dryads and the gods punished any [[mortal]]s who harmed trees.
The [[Deipnosophistae|Deipnosophistae of Athenaeus]] lists eight Hamadryads, the daughters of [[Oxylos]] and [[Hamadryas (mythology)]]:
** Karya ([[Nut (fruit)|Nut tree]])
** Balanos ([[Acorn tree]])
** Kraneia ([[Cornel tree]])
** Morea ([[Mulberry tree]])
** Aigeiros ([[Black Poplar|Black Poplar tree]])
** Ptelea ([[Elm tree]])
** Ampelos ([[Vines]])
** Syke ([[Fig tree]])
==References==
*[http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/Literature.DeipnoSub The Deipnosophists, or, Banquet of the Learned of Athenaeus] presented online by the [http://uwdc.library.wisc.edu University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center]
==External links==
*[http://www.theoi.com/Nymphe/NymphaiHamadryades.html Theoi Project, Hamadryades]
The [[Deipnosophistae|Deipnosophistae of Athenaeus]] lists eight Hamadryads, the daughters of [[Oxylos]] and [[Hamadryas (mythology)]]:
** Karya ([[Nut (fruit)|Nut tree]])
** Balanos ([[Acorn tree]])
** Kraneia ([[Cornel tree]])
** Morea ([[Mulberry tree]])
** Aigeiros ([[Black Poplar|Black Poplar tree]])
** Ptelea ([[Elm tree]])
** Ampelos ([[Vines]])
** Syke ([[Fig tree]])
==References==
*[http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/Literature.DeipnoSub The Deipnosophists, or, Banquet of the Learned of Athenaeus] presented online by the [http://uwdc.library.wisc.edu University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center]
==External links==
*[http://www.theoi.com/Nymphe/NymphaiHamadryades.html Theoi Project, Hamadryades]