In Greek mythology, the Napaeae iː (Ancient Greek: ναπαῖαι, from νάπη; English translation: `a wooded dell`) were a type of nymph that lived in wooded valleys, glens or grottoes. Statius invoked them in his Thebaid, when the naiad Ismenis addresses her mortal son Krenaios: `I was held a greater goddess and the queen of Nymphae. Wh... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napaeae