Nymph

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−	Nymphs were native Italic water goddesses. The Latin term is ''lymphae'' but in inscriptions the Greek term ''nymphae'' was always used.	+	#REDIRECT [[nymphs]]
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−	In Italy nymphs were associated with sources of fresh water, grottos and especially with healing springs. The grotto alludes to a cthonic character and thus they had a divinatory aspect as well.	+
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−	In Roman iconography nymphs are depicted as young women with shell or hydria.	+
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−	[references  Larson "Nymphs" Green "Roman Religiona and Cult of Diana at Aricia"] ,	+

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1. REDIRECT nymphs