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Naiads
In Greek mythology, the naiads (; grc-gre, ναϊάδες, naïádes) are a type of female spirit, or nymph, presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of fresh water.
They are distinct from river gods, who ...
are water-centered nymphs in Greek mythology.
Naiad may also refer to:
Entertainment
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Naiad (character), the water elemental of the DC Universe
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Naiad Press
Naiad Press (1973–2003) was an American publishing company, one of the first dedicated to lesbian literature. At its closing it was the oldest and largest lesbian/feminist publisher in the world.
History
Naiad Press was founded by partners Barb ...
, a lesbian publisher operating in 1973–2003
Science
* Aquatic plant of the genus ''
Najas
''Najas'', the water-nymphs or naiads, is a genus of aquatic plants. It is cosmopolitan in distribution, first described for modern science by Linnaeus in 1753. Until 1997, it was rarely placed in the Hydrocharitaceae,Angiosperm Phylogeny Grou ...
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Naiad (bivalve), a common name for freshwater mussels
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Naiad (insect)
In biology, a nymph is the immature form of some invertebrates, particularly insects, which undergoes gradual metamorphosis (biology), metamorphosis (hemimetabolism) before reaching its adult stage. Unlike a typical larva, a nymph's overall form ...
, a growth stage of certain insects
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Naiad (moon)
Naiad , (also known as Neptune III and previously designated as S/1989 N 6) named after the naiads of Greek legend, is the innermost satellite of Neptune and the nearest to the center of any gas giant with moons with a distance of 48,224 k ...
, a moon of Neptune
Vessels
* A brand of
rigid-hulled inflatable boat
A rigid inflatable boat (RIB), also rigid-hull inflatable boat or rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB), is a lightweight but high-performance and high-capacity boat constructed with a rigid hull bottom joined to side-forming air tubes that are i ...
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Naiad 18, a Canadian sailboat design
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HMS ''Naiad'', one of several ships
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Napier Naiad
The Napier Naiad is a British turboprop gas-turbine engine designed and built by D. Napier & Son in the late 1940s. It was the company's first gas turbine engine. A twin version known as the Coupled Naiad was developed but both engine projec ...
, turboprop engine of the late 1940s
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USS ''Naiad'' (1863), a US Navy ship
Other uses
* "The Naiad", a nickname of American Montenegrin political activist
Nikola Petanović
See also
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Niad (disambiguation)
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Nyad (disambiguation)
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NAIA (disambiguation)
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, ) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's ...
(NIAID), American federal research institute
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