The Naiads

The Naiads (Ναιαδες), also known as the Hydriades (Ὑδριαδες) or the Potamides (Ποταμηιδες), were Greek nymphs of rivers, streams, lakes, marshes, fountains, springs, etc. Many Naiads became wives of kings and became the matrons of royal genealogies. They were typically depicted as beautiful women near a water jug. They were daughters of the Potamoi. There were different types of Naiads, including:
 * the Pegaeae were nymphs of springs
 * the Crenaeae were nymphs of fountains
 * the Potameides were nymphs of rivers and streams
 * the Limnades or Limnatides were nymphs of lakes
 * the Heleionomae were nymphs of marshes and wetlands