Some took on different roles depending on circumstances, such as in the retinue of Dionysus.
This is the Greek word for changing shape, usually into plants or animals, as in the novel by Kafka and the book of mythology by.
While most Dryads were associated with Dionysus or Artemis, the Hesperides were.
Do not fault me for sheltering my flock from the hail in a rustic shrine, nor harm me for disturbing the pools.
A single river could have dozens or even hundreds of naiads who accompanied their father as the personifications of every feeder stream, current, and curve in his larger river.
They were the goddesses of saltwater, which in the Greek world specifically referred to the Mediterranean sea.