Greek mythology
Daphne
The nymph who became a laurel to escape Apollo
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Parents
- Peneus
- Group
- Mortal · Love · Nymphs
- Appears in
- Daphne and Apollo · Apollo
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Daphne is a river-god's daughter and a devotee of chastity, pursued relentlessly by Apollo after Eros' arrow inflames him. As the god closes in, she cries out to her father for rescue and her flesh hardens into bark, her arms into branches, her hair into leaves. Apollo embraces the laurel tree and claims it forever as his sacred crown.
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- Who is Daphne?
- Daphne is a river-god's daughter and a devotee of chastity, pursued relentlessly by Apollo after Eros' arrow inflames him. As the god closes in, she cries out to her father for rescue and her flesh hardens into bark, her arms into branches, her hair into leaves.
- Which mythology does Daphne belong to?
- Daphne belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Daphne appear in?
- Daphne appears in Daphne and Apollo, Apollo, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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