A deity or nymph of the woods.

synonym: dryad.

Roget 979: god, goddess; heathen gods and goddesses; deva^†; Jupiter, Jove &c.; pantheon.    Allah^†, Bathala^†, Brahm^†, Brahma^†, Brahma^†, cloud-compeller, Devi, Durga, Kali, oread^†, the Great Spirit, Ushas; water nymph, wood nymph; Yama, Varuna, Zeus; Vishnu [Hindu deities], Siva, Shiva, Krishna, Juggernath^†, Buddha; Isis [Egyptian deities], Osiris, Ra; Belus, Bel, Baal^†, Asteroth &c.; Thor [Norse deities], Odin; Mumbo Jumbo; good genius, tutelary genius; demiurge, familiar; sibyl; fairy, fay; sylph, sylphid; Ariel^†, peri, nymph, nereid, dryad, seamaid, banshee, benshie^†, Ormuzd; Oberon, Mab, hamadryad^†, naiad, mermaid, kelpie^†, Ondine, nixie, sprite; denizens of the air; pixy etc. (bad spirit) 980.    mythology; heathen-mythology, fairy-mythology; Lempriere, folklore.    ... show more

Dutch: dryade
Polish: driada