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<div style="float:right">[[Image:Daphne From Deverial painting.jpg|frame|none|150px|Daphne - From the painting by Deverial.]] </div> According to [[Greek mythology|Greek myth]], [[Apollo]] chased the [[nymph]] '''Daphne''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Δάφνη, meaning "[[Bay Laurel|laurel]]"), daughter either of [[Peneus]] and [[Creusa]], or of [[Ladon River | Ladon]]. His infatuation was caused by an arrow from [[Eros (god)|Eros]], who wanted to make Apollo pay for making fun of his archery skills. Eros also claimed to be irritated by Apollo's singing.{{Fact|date=November 2007}} Daphne prayed to the river god [[Peneus]] to help her and he transformed her into a laurel (<i>[[Laurus nobilis]]</i>), which became sacred to Apollo. Many artistic impressions focus on the moment that Apollo reaches Daphne, as she transforms into a laurel tree. See [[Ovid]]. ''[[Metamorphoses (poem)|Metamorphoses]]''. Book I: 452-567, and [[Apollo and Daphne]].
[[Image:Daphne chased by Apollo.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Daphne chased by Apollo by Tiepolo.]]
==External links==
* [http://digilander.libero.it/debibliotheca/Arte/bernini/bernini_apollo_and_daphne.jpg Apollo and Daphne] - statue by [[Gian Lorenzo Bernini]]
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