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Daphne (/ ˈ d æ f n i /; DAFF-nee; Greek: Δάφνη, Dáphnē, lit. ' laurel '), [1] a figure in Greek mythology, is a naiad, a variety of female nymph associated with fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of freshwater.
Painting of Daphne turning into a laurel (painted by Antonio del Pollaiolo) In Greek mythology, a Daphnaie (Δαφναίη; plural: Δαφναίαι [1]) is a nymph of the laurel tree. [citation needed] They are named after Daphne ('Laurel'), one of the naiads who was plagued with unwanted sexual advances until she cried to Peneus (the river ...
The myth purportedly explains the origin of the laurel tree and its connection to Apollo, although "Apollo was emphatically associated with the laurel before the advent of the Daphne myth." [1] Details vary between different versions, but the beautiful nymph Daphne rejects the love of Apollo and is turned into a tree.
When the Oechalian princess Dryope had departed to join the nymphs in the woods, two maidens of the village spread the rumour that she had been abducted by said nymphs. The nymphs were angered by this and transformed the girls into pine trees. Philyra ("linden") Linden tree: Zeus Philyra was an Oceanid nymph who lay secretly with Cronus.
The nymph Salmacis raped Hermaphroditus and fused with him when he tried to escape. The water nymph associated with particular springs was known all through Europe in places with no direct connection with Greece, surviving in the Celtic wells of northwest Europe that have been rededicated to Saints, and in the medieval Melusine .
Drawing inspiration from Greek mythology and the story of Daphne, the mythological nymph who turned into a tree at the touch of Apollo, Groeneveld and Oceanus dreamt up pieces that celebrate the ...
In Greek mythology, Daphnis (/ ˈ d æ f n ɪ s /; Ancient Greek: Δάφνις, from δάφνη, daphne, "Bay Laurel" [1]) was a legendary Sicilian cowherd who was said to be the inventor of pastoral poetry. [2] [3] According to Diodorus the Sicilian (1st century BC), Daphnis was born in the Heraean Mountains of central Sicily.
Only two and a half months after giving birth to her fourth child, Daphne Oz is ready to hit the gym! The 33-year-old "Relish" author took to Instagram this week to share a mirror selfie of one of ...