Definition of "naiades" [naiades]

• In Greek and Roman mythology, the Naiads. (noun)
• In botany, same as Naiadaceæ. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Prince Henry Lubomirski, playing on a lyre, with two naiades listening."
• "In the chalk, marine plants and naiades predominate."
• "The ancient mythology here seems revived; the naiades are placed on the borders of rivers, the nymphs in woods worthy of them, the tombs beneath Elysian shades, and the statue of Esculapius in the middle of an isle, while that of Venus appears to rise out of the waters: Ovid and Virgil might walk in this enchanting spot, and still believe themselves in the Augustan age."