# The Dryads — Poetry character guide

> The Dryads in Poetry by Oscar Wilde.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0039-the-garden-of-eros

## Who they are

Tree nymphs from Greek mythology, appearing in pastoral poems.

## Relationships

### [Poseidon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/characters/poseidon)

_social_

Poseidon interacts with the Dryads as a powerful god among lesser nature spirits, with a tone of authority and mild interest.

## In the story

### [Στροφή](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/chapter)

Implied as nymphs haunting the rivers and mountains.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/v)

Imagined as startled maidens in girlish flight.

### [Charmides](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/charmides)

Wood-nymphs who discover Charmides' body and react with fear or desire.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/ii)

Dryads inhabit the woodland near Colonos; one Dryad maid specifically tends to the drowned boy.

### [Canzonet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/canzonet)

Mentioned as ivory dryads who no longer play on the hill.

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