Hamadryad
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and a hamadryad, found in Pompeii]]
'''Hamadryads''' are Greek mythology|Greek mythological beings that live in trees. They are a specific species of dryad, which are a particular type of nymph. Hamadryads are born bonded to a specific tree. If their tree died, the hamadryad associated with it died as well. For that reason, dryads and the gods punished any mortals who harmed trees.
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