- Daphne – Mythopedia
Daphne was a virginal nymph, the daughter of a Greek river god In her most famous myth, she was desired by the Olympian god Apollo and was only able to escape his advances by transforming into a laurel tree
- Daphnis – Mythopedia
Daphnis, often said to have been a son of Hermes, was a handsome herdsman who lived in Sicily When he was blinded by a jealous nymph for his infidelity, he invented pastoral poetry to console himself
- Nymphs – Mythopedia
The chaste Daphne was a devotee of the virgin goddess Artemis Keroen van Luin, Flickr CC BY 2 0 Like water nymphs, land nymphs could be classified either generally or specifically Thus, some sources referred to all nymphs who lived on land as epígeioi (ἐπίγειοι, “those of the land”) [29]
- Hippolyta – Mythopedia
Hippolyta was an Amazon queen and the owner of a famous mythical girdle She fought Heracles when the hero was sent to her kingdom to steal the girdle for his ninth labor
- Apollo – Mythopedia
Apollo was one of the Twelve Olympians and the Greek god of prophecy, healing, art, and culture He embodied the Greek ideal of masculine beauty
- Dryads and Hamadryads – Mythopedia
Dryads and Hamadryads were the most famous tree nymphs of ancient Greek mythology Hamadryads in particular were closely connected with the trees in which they lived, and even died when their tree died
- Calypso – Mythopedia
Calypso, daughter of the Titan Atlas, was a Greek nymph and goddess She lived on the island of Ogygia, where the hero Odysseus was shipwrecked on his way back from the Trojan War Calypso rescued Odysseus and kept him on the island as her lover until finally commanded to let him go
- Metamorphoses: Book 1 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Daphne her name, and Peneus was her sire Swell’d with the pride, that new success attends, He sees the stripling, while his bow he bends, And thus insults him: Thou lascivious boy, Are arms like these for children to employ? Know, such atchievements are my proper claim; Due to my vigour, and unerring aim: Resistless are my shafts, and Python
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