Napaeae

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Greek deities series
Primordial deities
Titans and Olympians
Aquatic deities
Chthonic deities
Personified concepts
Other deities
Asclepius, god of medicine Leto, mother of Apollo and Artemis Pan, shepherd god
Nymphs
Alseid Auloniad Crinaeae Dryads Hamadryads Hesperides Limnades	Meliae Naiads Napaeae Nereids Oceanids Oreads Pegaeae

In Greek mythology, the Napaeae (νάπη, "a wooded dell") were a type of shy but mirthful nymph. They lived in wooded valleys, glens or grottoes. They are associated with Artemis, and often accompany her.

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