飞天女神（梵文：अप्सरा）是印度神话中的神祇之一，从搅乳海中出现，后来成为了天庭乐师干闼婆的妻子，随丈夫在天界中起舞。因陀罗因为担心苦行者的修行，曾派飞天女神诱惑他们。《梨俱吠陀》中记载，飞天女神不只一人，广延天女便是其中一个具名的飞天女神。

An Apsara (also spelled as Apsarasa) is a female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist mythology.

An Apsara (Sanskrit: अप्सराः apsarāḥ, plural अप्सरसः apsarasaḥ, stem apsaras-, a feminine consonant stem, អប្សរា), is also known as Vidhya Dhari or Tep Apsar (ទេពអប្សរ) in Khmer, Accharā (Pāli) or A Bố Sa La Tư (Vietnamese), Bidadari (Indonesian and Malay), Biraddali (Tausug), Hapsari or Widadari (Javanese) and Apson (Thai:อัปสร). English translations of the word "Apsara" include "nymph," "celestial nymph," and "celestial maiden."