nymphs are minor deities of greek mythology nymphs are often depicted as beautiful young women at the peak of their beauty and splendor these secondary deities are associated with fertility and fucunity of the natural elements the nyms inhabited the most diverse habitats there were forest nymphs country nymphs mountain nymphs marine and freshwater nymphs and many others many of these nyms are descendants of major deities who have a strong influence on the environment where they live like the nereids and oceanides two types of sediments daughters of the ancient divinity who reigned over the seas and the titan oceanis there were also dryads wood nymphs they took care of the preservation of the woods only the trees that were not under their protection could be brought down the most famous of them was eurydice orpheus's wife there were also orid's mountain nips ekko the nymph who always repeated the last word said by his interlocutor is the most famous of them another type of nymph is the naiads who inhabited fountains lakes and streams these were more dangerous because they severely punished those who dared to desecrate the waters dedicated to them the nymphs could have different kinds of powers such as healing feeding and restoring strength some had the power of prophecy the nyms unlike the gods were not immortal but they had the gift of eternal youth their beauty and splendor were not affected by time despite being inferior deities most of the nims had free access to the mountain olympus and the gods enjoyed their company the beauty and joy of the nims who sang and dance made the fabulous banquets of the gods even more pleasant some several gods and goddesses had nymphs in their entourage the parades of dionysus had several nyms who mixed themselves with the bacantes [Music] paraded in the waters on his remarkable carriage followed by nereids and oceanids artemis the goddess of hunting also had several nymphs from the forest in her entourage these were also outstanding hunters due to their great beauty the nymphs conquered hearts wherever they passed mortal men fell madly in love with these beautiful young women but their charms nurtured passions that targeted more than mere mortals the gods themselves were also enchanted by these beautiful creatures apollo fell in love with the nymph daphne in turn zeus gave in to the charms of several them but the satters entities that represented the uncontrollable forces of nature were the most vulnerable to the dym's charm [Music] the saturns did not miss an opportunity to grab one of those precious nymphs the nymphs started to be worshipped in the greek world because they had influence this practice also extended to the roman culture and there they also rendered sacrifices and tributes to these deities nowadays the word nymph is still used to qualify young girls who are at their peak of their beauty and youth and just like the nymphs of antiquity they can awaken passion and desire in the hearts of those who contemplate them [Music] [Music] you