Epimeliads
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In Greek mythology, Epimelides () or Epimeliades () are nymphs who protect herds. Antoninus Liberalis relates a tale in which they compete with Messapian shepherds in dancing. The term may have sometimes also been used to refer to tree nymphs.
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- Type of nymph
- Antoninus Liberalis
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In Greek mythology, Epimelides () or Epimeliades () are nymphs who protect herds. Antoninus Liberalis relates a tale in which they compete with Messapian shepherds in dancing. The term may have sometimes also been used to refer to tree nymphs.
== Type of nymph == The Epimelides are nymphs who, it was believed, were tasked with protecting herds of animals. Pausanias (2nd century AD), who calls them "Epimeliades", mentions them as one of the three types of nymphs, alongside the Naiads and Dryads.