Nimfi (Nymphs)

Nimfi (Nymph / Nymphs)

Nimfi katika mitholojia ya Kigiriki ni mungu mdogo wa kike wa mazingira mwenye kufanana na hurulaini ambao huishi peponi katika desturi za Kiislamu. Hitilafiana na miungu, nimfi kwa kawaida huchukuliwa kama mapepo ya kimungu ambayo hupa uhai mazingira na kwa kawaida huchorwa kama wanawali warembo ambao hupenda kuimba na kucheza dansi. Wanaaminika kuishi katika milima na vijisitu karibu na chemchemi na mito, na pia kwenye miti na mabonde na groto zenye baridi. Ingawa kwa kawaida hawafi kwa uzee wala ugonjwa, kama wakipandana na mungu, wataweza kuzaa watoto wasiokufa kamili;  hata hivyo, nimfi wenyewe waweza kufa. Kuna aina tano ya nimfi: nimfi wa mbingu, wa bahari, wa ardhi, wa msitu na wa jehanamu.

A nymph in Greek mythology is a minor female deity of nature similar to the houri who live in paradise in Islamic traditions. In contrast to gods, nymphs are generally regarded as divine spirits who animate nature and are usually depicted as beautiful maidens who love to sing and dance. They are believed to live in mountains and groves by springs and rivers, and also in trees and valleys and cold grottoes. Although they generally do not die of old age nor illness, if they mate with a god, they can give birth to fully immortal children; however, nymphs themselves are able to die. There are five types of nymphs: celestial, sea, land, wood and underworld nymphs.

mazingira (nature; environment)
-a kimungu (divine)
kupa uhai (to animate)
mwanamwali (maiden)
kijana (young; youthful)
kucheza dansi (to dance)
kijisitu (grove)
chemchemi (spring)
bonde (valley)
groto (grotto)
-enye baridi (cold)
ingawa (although)
kupandana na (to mate with)
asiyekufa (an immortal)