Epimeliad

Greek deities series
Primordial deities
Titans and Olympians
Aquatic deities
Chthonic deities
Personified concepts
Other deities
Asclepius, god of medicine Leto, mother of Apollo and Artemis Pan, shepherd god
Nymphs
Alseid Auloniad Crinaeae Dryads Eleionomae Hamadryads Hesperides Limnades Meliae	Naiads Napaeae Nereids Oceanids Oreads Pegaeae Pegasides Pleiades Potamides

In Greek mythology, the Epimeliads or Epimelides are nymphs who are protectors of apple trees. However, the word for "apple" (μηλον) in ancient Greek texts is also the word for "sheep". This translation gives Epimeliads as protectors of sheep and goats. Their hair was white, like apple blossoms or undyed wool. Like other dryads,they can shapeshift from tree to human.

References

• Theoi Project - Epimelides