Daphne - From the painting by Deverial.

According to Greek myth, Apollo chased the nymph Daphne (Greek: Δάφνη, meaning "laurel"), daughter either of Peneus and Creusa, or of Ladon. Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance In Greek mythology, a nymph is any member of a large class of mythological entities in human female form Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly The Bay Laurel ( Laurus nobilis, Lauraceae) also known as True Laurel, Sweet Bay, Grecian Laurel, Laurel, or See also Pineios River (Thessaly and Pineios River (Peloponnese. In Greek mythology, four people had the name Creusa (or Kreousa - Κρέουσα the name means simply "princess" The River Ladon (modern Greek Λάδωνας Ládonas) features in Greek mythology. His infatuation was caused by an arrow from Eros, who wanted to make Apollo pay for making fun of his archery skills. Eros also claimed to be irritated by Apollo's singing. Daphne prayed to the river god Peneus to help her and he transformed her into a laurel (Laurus nobilis), which became sacred to Apollo. See also Pineios River (Thessaly and Pineios River (Peloponnese. The Bay Laurel ( Laurus nobilis, Lauraceae) also known as True Laurel, Sweet Bay, Grecian Laurel, Laurel, or Many artistic impressions focus on the moment that Apollo reaches Daphne, as she transforms into a laurel tree. See Ovid. Publius Ovidius Naso ( March 20, 43 BC – 17 AD was a Roman poet known to the English -speaking world as Ovid who wrote on many topics including Metamorphoses. The Metamorphoses by the Roman poet Ovid is a narrative poem Book I: 452-567, and Apollo and Daphne.

Daphne chased by Apollo by Tiepolo.

External links

• Apollo and Daphne - statue by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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