For the natives of the planet Dryad, see Dryadians.
Dryads are tree nymphs in Greek myth.
History
A particular type of dryads are the hamadryads; the difference is that the hamadryad is completely attached to her tree, and if her tree dies she dies too.[4]
A dryad announced to Cronus the birth of his first child, just before hearing his father Uranus prophesy that, just as he had done with his father, he too would be dethroned by a child.[5]
Dryads appear as small young women that lives in a dimension adjacent to Earth called Floria[2] that is accessible via plants. They were terrorized by the evil Jason Woodrue, himself a nature spirit from plant world, who kidnapped their queen, Maya, and sought to use their special abilities to try to conquer Earth with his plantoids, artificially engineered plants capable of high destruction. This plot was foiled by the Atom, with Maya's assistance.[1]
Allies of the Atom thereafter, the dryads would aid him in convincing Arthur Ennis to testify against bank robbers by posing as Leprechauns.[6]
The dryads were once more terrorized by Woodrue who once more plotted to conquer the dryad realm and destroy all plant life on Earth. This plot was once more foiled by the Atom and Maya.[2]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Dryad Physiology
- Chlorokinesis
- Dimensional Travel: Dryads are able to travel interdimensionally from the dryad dimension to Earth through plants.
- Invisibility: Dryads are invisible to human eyes, unless they wish to be visible or have to touch or carry something tangible.[1]
- Longevity: A dryad's lifespan can be as long as the tree she lives in, but she can die sooner if she stays away from it for too long.[2] This is even more true when it comes to hamadryads, who lose their lives if their trees are killed.
- Flight
Miscellaneous
Type of Government:
Monarchy
Representatives:
- Dryads
- Queen Maya
- Althea[7]
- The Floronic Man
- Sebastian Faust's lover (Unnamed)[8]
Notes
- This character or object is an adaptation of Dryad, a character or object in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.
- See also Hamadryad at Wikipedia.org.
See Also
- Appearances of Dryads
- Race Gallery: Dryads
- Images of Dryads