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In entomology, nymph is the immature form of insects that do not have a pupal stage; for example, grasshoppers and dragonflies. Nymphs generally resemble the adult (unlike larvae), but do not have fully formed reproductive organs or wings.
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Antoine Coysecox was a French sculptor. He was born in 1640 and died in 1720. Among his best works are an equestrian statue of Louis XIV; the tomb of Cardinal Mazarin; the tomb of Colbert; the group of Castor and Pollux; the Sitting Venus; the Nymph of the Shell; the Hamadryad; the Faun with the Flute; Pegasus and Mercury.
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In Greek mythology, Acis was a beautiful shepherd of Sicily. He was the son of Faunus and a river nymph. He loved the sea-nymph Galatea and was killed by his jealous rival Polyphemus, who crushed him under a huge rock. According to Sicillian tradition he was then turned into the river of the same name which runs at the foot of Mount Etna, or else his escaping blood turned into the river which now bears his name.
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In Greek mythology, Arethusa was a daughter of Nereus and Doris. She was a nymph changed by Artemis into a fountain to enable her to escape the pursuit of Alpheus.
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In Greek mythology, Calypso was a sea nymph who inhabited the island of Ogygia. She waylaid the homeward-bound Odysseus and promised him immortality if he would marry her. After seven years she was ordered by the gods to let him depart.
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Daphne was a daughter of Peneus and nymph of Diana. She was pursued by Apollo and asked to be turned into a tree to escape him, which she was, the tree being a laurel - Daphne being the Greek name for the laurel.
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Daphnis was a son of Hermes and a nymph. He was raised by Sicillian shepherds when his mother abandoned him.
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In Greek mythology, Dicte was a nymph from whom Mount Dicte received its name.
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In Greek mythology, Echo was a mountain nymph and a servant of Hecate. The daughter of Air and Earth. Because of her love of Narcissus, she pined away until nothing was left of her but her voice.
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In Greek mythology, Eurydice was the wife of Orpheus. She was a dryad, or forest nymph, and died from a snake bite. Orpheus attempted unsuccessfully to fetch her back from the realm of the dead.
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