Daphne Nymph
In Greek mythology , Daphne (in ancient Greek / is a nymph of great beauty, the daughter of river god Peneus.
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Myth
His legend is particularly reported in the Metamorphoses of Ovid : in revenge of Apollo , who mocked him, Eros , the god of love, let fly two arrows simultaneously, one in gold, the god himself itself, which makes it crazy in love with the beautiful Daphne, the other lead on the nymph, which inspires disgust of love. Apollo then pursued, it, exhausted, asks his father, the river god Peneus, to help him: it transforms her daughter oleander (Greek rhododaphn). Apollo, which is still in love with her, then makes his tree, and dedicated to the triumphs, songs and poems.
A lesser known variant of the myth, as reported by Parthenios of Nicaea , makes Daphne a girl of Amyclas who practiced hunting in Laconia , and was dedicated to Artemis. A young man Leucippos, fell in love and decided to dress as a woman to be admitted among the company exclusively female Daphne. Apollo, also in love with Daphne, and jealous of the privilege granted by this subterfuge Leucippos, inspired the huntresses desire to take a bath and all fully undress. Leucippos had to reveal his manhood, it is hacked to death with spears. Then the story Parthenios joined that of Ovid, except that it is Zeus himself who turns Daphne into a laurel.
artistic evocation
- Bernini is the author of a large sculpture Apollo and Daphne, exposed to the Borghese Gallery ( 1623 ).
- Daphne is an opera by Richard Strauss (1938) inspired the myth.
Sources
- Ovid , Metamorphoses See also
Related article
- Daphne , a plant genus of the family Thymelaeaceae , named after the nymph
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