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In Greek mythology, Alseids were the nymphs of glens and groves. They liked to scare travelers. Greek mythology comprises the collected legends of Greek gods and goddesses and ancient heroes and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ... The ancient Greeks proposed many different ideas about the primordial gods in their mythology. ... For the moon of Saturn, see Titan (moon). ... The Twelve Olympians, in Greek mythology, were the principal gods of the Greek pantheon, residing atop Mount Olympus. ... The ancient Greeks had a large number of sea gods. ... For other uses of the term chthon, see chthon. ... For other uses see Muse (disambiguation). ... Asclepius was the god of medicine and healing in ancient Greek mythology, according to which he was born a mortal but was given immortality as the constellation Ophiuchus after his death. ... See drugs, medication, and pharmacology for substances that are used to treat patients. ... For a place in the Oio Region in Guinea-Bissau, see Leto, Guinea-Bissau In Greek mythology Lētō (Greek: Λητώ, Lato in Dorian Greek, the hidden one) is known to be a daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe, and in the Olympian scheme of things, Zeus is the father... Apollo (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Greek goddess. ... Marble sculpture of Pan copulating with a goat, recovered from Herculaneum Pan (Greek Παν, genitive Πανος) is the Greek god who watches over shepherds and their flocks. ... In a draw in a mountainous region, a shepherd guides a flock of about 20 sheep amidst scrub and olive trees. ... For other uses of nymph see Nymph (disambiguation). ... The names of the species of the nymphs varied according to their natural abode. ... Dryad - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Naiad by John William Waterhouse, 1893 In Greek mythology, the Naiads (from the Greek νάειν, to flow, and νἃμα, running water) were a type of nymph who presided over fountains, wells, springs, streams, and brooks, as river gods embodied rivers, and some very ancient spirits inhabited the still waters of... In Greek mythology, the Meliae were nymphs of the manna-ash tree. ... In Greek mythology, Oreads (ὄρος, mountain) were a type of nymph that lived in mountains. ... In Greek mythology, the Napaeae (νάπη, a wooded dell) were a type of shy but mirthful nymph. ... In Greek mythology, the Nereids (NEER-ee-eds) are sea nymphs, the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris. ... Categories: Mythology stubs | Nymphs ... In Greek and Roman mythology, the Oceanids were the three thousand children of Oceanus and Tethys. ... In Greek mythology, the Limnades were a type of nymph. ... In Greek mythology, the Crinaeae were a type of nymph associated with fountains. ... For the ancient Greek city Hesperides see Benghazi. ... In Greek mythology, the Pegaeae were a type of nymph that lived in springs. ... Greek mythology comprises the collected legends of Greek gods and goddesses and ancient heroes and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ... For other uses of nymph see Nymph (disambiguation). ...


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Alseid (720 words)
The very first successful sophont plant prolves, the Alseid (named after the members of a group of nymphs in Greek mythology who presided over groves) are a form of sophont tree.
Alseid are hermaphroditic, and can be pollinated by birds, insects or the wind (precisely which depends on the sub-clade) in a spring flowering and breeding season.
Medium-technology Alseid are quite rare, as, with their acute sense of smell Alseid hate all forms of chemical pollution.
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alseid is a site fulla this and that and whatevers about dilandau of tenkuu no escaflowne.
alseid is one of those obscure words that you'll probably never ever see again in your entire life.
alseid was created by both dilandeau and hanako utilizing raw html.
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