What Does the Word Naiades Mean?

1 : any of the nymphs in classical mythology living in and giving life to lakes, rivers, springs, and fountains. 2 : an aquatic insect nymph (as of a mayfly, dragonfly, damselfly, or stone fly)

Where does the word Naiad come from?

Naiad, (from Greek naiein, “to flow”), in Greek mythology, one of the nymphs of flowing water—springs, rivers, fountains, lakes. The Naiads, appropriately in their relation to freshwater, were represented as beautiful, lighthearted, and beneficent.

What does Oracle mean in English?

1a : a person (such as a priestess of ancient Greece) through whom a deity is believed to speak the prophecies of the Delphic oracle— D. F. Marks. b : a shrine in which a deity reveals hidden knowledge or the divine purpose through such a person. c : an answer or decision given by an oracle ambiguous oracles.