Daphne 78978 226137006 2008-07-16T23:58:25Z Wetman 21492 embedded scribble {{ otheruses1|the Greek mythological character}} <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]] {{Commonscat|Daphne}} [[category:Greek mythology]] [[Category:Dryads]] [[Category:Nymphs]] [[Category:Trees in mythology]] [[Category:Shapeshifting]] {{greek-myth-stub}} [[ar:دافني]] [[br:Dafne]] [[bg:Дафне]] [[ca:Dafne (nimfa)]] [[cs:Dafné]] [[de:Daphne (Mythologie)]] [[el:Δάφνη (νύμφη)]] [[es:Dafne]] [[eo:Dafna]] [[eu:Dafne]] [[fr:Daphné (nymphe)]] [[ko:다프네]] [[hr:Dafna (mitologija)]] [[it:Dafne (mitologia)]] [[he:דפנה (מיתולוגיה)]] [[lt:Dafnė]] [[hu:Daphné]] [[nl:Daphne (mythologie)]] [[ja:ダプネー]] [[pl:Dafne (mitologia)]] [[pt:Dafne]] [[ro:Daphne]] [[ru:Дафна]] [[simple:Daphne (mythology)]] [[sr:Дафне]] [[sh:Dafna (mitologija)]] [[fi:Dafne]] [[sv:Dafne]] [[tl:Daphne]] [[tr:Dafni]] [[uk:Дафна]]