Dryad vs. Fairy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Dryad and Fairy
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Dryad
A dryad (; Greek: Δρυάδες, sing.: Δρυάς) is a tree nymph or tree spirit in Greek mythology. Drys signifies "oak" in Greek, and dryads are specifically the nymphs of oak trees, but the term has come to be used for tree nymphs in general, or human-tree hybrids in fantasy.
Fairy
A fairy (also fay, fae, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Celtic, Slavic, German, English, and French folklore), a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural. Myths and stories about fairies do not have a single origin, but are rather a collection of folk beliefs from disparate sources.
Dryad
(in folklore and Greek mythology) a nymph inhabiting a tree or wood.
Fairy
A small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one
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She believed she had had fairies at the bottom of her garden
Dryad
A dark brown Eurasian butterfly with two prominent bluish eyespots on each forewing.
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Fairy
A Central and South American hummingbird with a green back and long tail.
Dryad
A divinity presiding over forests and trees; a wood nymph.
Fairy
A male homosexual.
Dryad
(Greek mythology) A female tree spirit.
Fairy
An imaginary being in human form, depicted as clever, mischievous, and possessing magical powers.
Dryad
A wood nymph; a nymph whose life was bound up with that of her tree.
Fairy
Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a gay man.
Dryad
A deity or nymph of the woods
Fairy
The realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion.
Fairy
A mythical being with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, and revered in some modern forms of paganism.
Fairy
An enchantress, or creature of overpowering charm.
Fairy
A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
Fairy
A member of two species of hummingbird in the genus Heliothryx.
Fairy
A legendary Chinese immortal.
Fairy
Like a fairy; fanciful, whimsical, delicate.
Fairy
Enchantment; illusion.
The God of her has made an end,And fro this worlde's fairyHath taken her into company.
Fairy
The country of the fays; land of illusions.
He [Arthur] is a king y-crowned in Fairy.
Fairy
An imaginary supernatural being or spirit, supposed to assume a human form (usually diminutive), either male or female, and to meddle for good or evil in the affairs of mankind; a fay. See Elf, and Demon.
The fourth kind of spirit [is] called the Fairy.
And now about the caldron sing,Like elves and fairies in a ring.
Fairy
An enchantress.
No goblin or swart fairy of the mineHath hurtful power over true virginity.
Fairy
Of or pertaining to fairies.
Fairy
Given by fairies; as, fairy money.
Fairy
Small, human in form, playful, having magical powers
Fairy
Offensive terms for an openly homosexual man
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