Exploring the Unknown, Myths, Lores, and Legends
Naiad John William Waterhouse (1849-1917): ”A Naiad” or ”Hylas with a Nymph”. 1893 (first exhibited at the New Gallery, London 1893)This work is in the public domain in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 90 years or less. Naiadshttp://www.naiads.org/well/?p=857 A Fresh water nymph that lives along springs, holy wells, … Read More “Naiads” »
Arthur Rackham ~ Undine by De la Motte Fougue ~ 1909 Soon she was lost to sight in the Danube. Undineshttp://www.naiads.org/well/?p=853 Ondines or Undines is the modern English term for Water elementals, spirits or nymphs. The term is derived from the Latin term “Unda” meaning “a wave”. Undines are seen as the true essence or … Read More “Undines” »
A rich realm of characters in faerie lore, mermaids, and mermen have consumed popular myth through the ages, including fantasy, entertainment, and imagery. Mermaids (and the male form “Mermen”) are a race of Faerie that consist of human-like mythological aquatic creatures that are depicted with a human head and torso attached to the tail of a fish.
