Ναϊάς

naias

Naiad, river-nymph, spring-nymph

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

Click a work to list every occurrence by Bekker number — each links into the reader.

Mechanica 2
Open Mechanica ›
Chapter 5 850b10–27

850b17
850b27
De Mundo 1
Open De Mundo ›
Chapter 6 397b7–401a11

400b6

Dictionary (LSJ)

Ναϊάς, Ion. Νηϊάς, άδος, ἡ, (νάω) A. Naiad, river-nymph, spring-nymph, Od. 13.104,356 (pl.): in sg., A.R. 1.626:—also Ναΐς, Ion. Νηΐς, ΐδος, ἡ, in sg., νηΐς Ἀβαρβαρέη Il. 6.22; νύμφη τέκε νηΐς 14.444, cf. Pi. P. 9.16, E. Hel. 187 (lyr.): pl. Ναΐδες, Str. 10.3.10, Paus. 8.4.2, etc.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

Index Aristotelicus. Hermann Bonitz's sense-by-sense analysis of Ναϊάς — with the passages he singles out as decisive for each meaning — will appear here. That curated, interpretive selection is the layer LSJ and a raw concordance don't provide. Digitisation in progress; this entry is not yet available.

‹ All lexicon entries