Nympholepsy

An example is Archedemos of Thera, who built the sanctuary of the nymphs in the Vari Cave northeast of Attica, Greece.

[1] Nympholepsy, a term first used in 1775 by Richard Chandler in Travels in Greece,[2] is described as “frenzy or rapture [that was] supposed to take hold of a man upon gazing on a nymph”.

[6] Nymphs are most often described as either the daughters of Zeus,[6] the river Oceanus,[6] or Gaia,[6] though various other gods and goddesses have been attributed to their parentage over the years.

[2] Archedemos was a native of Thera, an island which is now known as modern-day Santorini [7] and is located 318 kilometers from the Vari Cave.

[10] In modern culture, nympholepsy is also defined as "passion aroused in men by beautiful young girls", and "wild frenzy caused by desire for an unattainable ideal".

Relief sculpture of nymph Basile and Echelos
The steps in the Vari Cave, featuring a relief that depicts Archedemos