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Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

alseides
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The most beautiful of the forest nymphs. Name of the nymphs of plants and flowers, in Greek mythology. Plural of Alseide. Common name of a plant, also known as Calderón or Troilo. Its scientific name is Trollius europaeus and belongs to the Ranunculaceae family. Adoptive daughter of Demeter who protected the forests.

  



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Felipe Lorenzo del Río

Nymphs of plants and flowers that inhabit the groves and glens near the fountains. They tend to get angry when humans invade their space and that's why they scare them. They are sisters of the Fairies and the driades. Alseide, the most beautiful of the nymphs, was an adopted daughter of Demeter.

  










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