Daphne (Nymphe)

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Daphne (Nymphe)
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Daphne
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"Daphne (/ˈdæfni/; Greek: Δάφνη, meaning "laurel") a minor figure in Greek mythology, is a naiad, a variety of female nymph associated with fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of freshwater. She is said by ancient sources variously to have been a daughter of the river god Peneus and the nymph Creusa in Thessaly (Hyginus Fabulae 203) or of Ladon (the river Ladon in Arcadia) or Pineios, and to Ge (or Gaia) (Pausanias and others).

There are several versions of the myth in which she appears, but the general narrative appears in Greco-Roman mythology, is that due to a curse made by the god Cupid, son of Venus, on the god Apollo (Phoebus), she became the unwilling object of the infatuation of Apollo, who chased her against her wishes. Just before being raped by him, Daphne pleaded to her river god father for help, who transformed her into a laurel tree, thus foiling Apollo." - (en.wikipedia.org 03.11.2019)
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    Image: Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt - CC BY-NC-SA

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    5. Metamorphosen Daphne II 10/20

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    Image: Winckelmann-Museum Stendal - CC BY-NC-SA

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    Daphne

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  • Apollo und Daphne

    Apollo und Daphne

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    Image: Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt - CC BY-NC-SA

  • Narwalzahn mit Darstellung der Metamorphose Daphnes

    Narwalzahn mit Darstellung der Metamorphose Daphnes

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    Image: Grassi Museum für Angewandte Kunst - CC BY-NC-SA

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