Is nymphs gender relevant?

[R. Sale]

I would add that there are clear examples that the evidence leans in both directions. That complication and ambiguity were used to create places where information can be subtly placed - disguised or hidden, if you will. That gender could be relevant in one example and not so much in another.

Furthermore, it is the recognition of this sort of intentional ambiguity that is indicative of a level of trickery which has been built into certain illustrations by the VMs artist.