Daphne
Publié le 22/02/2012
Extrait du document
(Laurel) Greek A Dryad or tree Nymph,
daughter of the river god Ladon, or of Peneus, and
Gaia. Pursued by the god Apollo, Daphne begged her
mother for help. Gaia opened up the Earth and Daphne
disappeared. In her place, a laurel tree sprang up. Apollo
embraced the tree and adopted it as his sacred tree and
emblem. The poet Ovid tells Daphne's story.
In some legends, Leucippus, a mortal man, loved
Daphne. He disguised himself as a girl to pursue the
nymph, but she discovered him to be a man when he
went bathing with the maidens. The angry nymphs
tore Leucippus to pieces.
Liens utiles
- Daphne (Laurel) Greek A Dryad or tree Nymph, daughter of the river god Ladon, or of Peneus, and Gaia.
- From Bulfinch's Mythology: Apollo and Daphne - anthology.
- DAPHNE, NYMPHE CHASSERESSE
- APOLLON ET DAPHNE