Dryads

Indeed, if the Church did not teach them dogmatically, I would not believe them, or rather I would “believe” them as useful and important stories without sure historical basis, much as I “believe” St. Veronica wiped the face of Jesus or “believe” trees contain dryads or “believe” my collected dragon figurines come to life at night, have various adventures, and return to their places just as I’m getting up in the morning. ❋ Unknown (2007)

My family were akin to what you might call dryads, and we lived in the cedar forests of Lebanon. ❋ Seressia Glass (2010)

This story is based upon the old mythical belief that the trees are inhabited by guardian deities known as dryads, or hamadryads. ❋ Charles Madison Curry (1906)

Rhamathi exist in at least one whole tribe here, as do a number of shay, prigam, and fey races (mainly arshay, washay, satyrs, harpies, and dryads). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Or worse, because I have some notion of the characteristics of different kinds of dwarfs and dryads. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Better to go now, find the dryads, ask for their help, and then be back with whatever brain-hiccup cure they have before Grandpa opens his eyes. ❋ Sarah Beth Durst (2010)

In the distance, she spotted her grandmother, tall and unearthly, surrounded by the usual entourage of dryads. ❋ Sarah Beth Durst (2010)

And my mother … we can bring her back from the dryads. ❋ Sarah Beth Durst (2010)

Shoulder to shoulder, the three of them faced the dryads. ❋ Sarah Beth Durst (2010)

The dryads widened the circle to allow the speaker inside, and a woman walked out between the trees. ❋ Sarah Beth Durst (2010)

Soon, the leaves shook as if in a high-speed wind, and the dryads emerged. ❋ Sarah Beth Durst (2010)

And then the queen led Mom and the dryads through the gate. ❋ Sarah Beth Durst (2010)

Lily saw that the dryads had fanned into a circle, hemming them in on all sides. ❋ Sarah Beth Durst (2010)

The dryads whispered to one another, a sound like watery wind. ❋ Sarah Beth Durst (2010)

She leveled a finger at the two dryads who flanked Jake. ❋ Sarah Beth Durst (2010)

“And will you promise to help me find the dryads as quickly as possible?” ❋ Sarah Beth Durst (2010)

Before Lily could respond, the dryads disappeared through the gate. ❋ Sarah Beth Durst (2010)

The dryads shifted closer, tightening the circle around Lily, Jake, and Tye. ❋ Sarah Beth Durst (2010)

Oak trees whispered wordlessly, a steady hum, as the dryads walked to the gate. ❋ Sarah Beth Durst (2010)