Celestial nymphs
- Aurae (breezes), also called Aetae or Pnoae
- Asteriae (stars), mainly comprising the Atlantides (daughters of Atlas)
- Hesperides (nymphs of the West, daughters of Atlas; also had attributes of the Hamadryads)
- Hyades (star cluster; sent rain)
- Pleiades (daughters of Atlas and Pleione; constellation; also were classed as Oreads)
- Maia (partner of Zeus and mother of Hermes)
- Electra
- Taygete
- Alcyone
- Celaeno
- Asterope
- Merope
- Nephele (clouds)
Land nymphs
- Alseides (glens, groves)
- Auloniades (pastures)
- Leimakides or Leimonides (meadows)
- Napaeae (mountain valleys, glens)
- Oreads (mountains, grottoes), also Orodemniades
Wood and plant nymphs
- Anthousai (flowers)
- Dryades (trees)
- Hamadryades or Hadryades
- Daphnaeae (laurel tree)
- Epimeliades or Epimelides (apple tree; also protected flocks), other name variants include Meliades, Maliades and Hamameliades; same as these are also the Boucolai (Pastoral Nymphs)
- Kissiae (ivy)
- Meliae (manna-ash tree)
- Hyleoroi (watchers of woods)
Water nymphs (Hydriades or Ephydriades)
- Haliae (sea and seashores)
- Nereids (50 daughters of Nereus, the Mediterranean Sea)
- Naiads or Naides (fresh water)
- Crinaeae (fountains)
- Eleionomae (wetlands)
- Limnades or Limnatides (lakes)
- Pegaeae (springs)
- Potameides (rivers)
- Oceanids (daughters of Oceanus and Tethys, any water, usually salty)
Underworld nymphs
- Cocytiae, daughters of the river god Cocytus
- Lampades – torch bearers in the retinue of Hecate
- individual underworld nymphs:
- Leuce (white poplar tree), lover of Hades
- Minthe (mint), lover of Hades, rival of Persephone
Other nymphs
- Hecaterides (rustic dance) – sisters of the Dactyls, mothers of the Oreads and the Satyrs
- Kabeirides – sisters of the Kabeiroi
- Maenads or Bacchai or Bacchantes – frenzied nymphs in the retinue of Dionysus
- Lenai (wine-press)
- Mimallones (music)
- Thyiai or Thyiades (thyrsus bearers)
- Melissae (honey bees), likely a subgroup of Oreades or Epimelides
- The Muses (memory, knowledge, art)
- Themeides – daughters of Zeus and Themis, prophets and keepers of certain divine artefacts