A-Z: General definitions: Nymph

To do with Ancient Greek and Roman civilisation or literature.

Each culture and belief-system has its own set of explanations and stories which deal with the creation of the world; the way the universe is upheld; the way God, or the gods, deal with humans; and how the particular culture or belief was founded.

1. Associated with spiritual care 2. A literary work depicting sheperds or rural life.