- Daphne - Mythopedia
Daphne was a beautiful and virginal nymph, usually represented as the daughter of a river god Numerous myths tell of how Daphne’s male admirers attempted to conquer her chastity The most popular of these describes the god Apollo’s pursuit of Daphne, and how she transformed into a laurel tree to avoid his embrace Though disappointed
- 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 "Diana of Versailles," also known as "Artemis with a Hind," Roman copy from the first or second century CE, based on a Greek original 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
- 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
- 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
- Metamorphoses: Book 1 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
The first and fairest of his loves, was she Whom not blind fortune, but the dire decree Of angry Cupid forc’d him to desire: 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
- Homeric Hymns: 3. To Apollo (Full Text) - Mythopedia
TO DELIAN APOLLO (1–18) I will remember and not be unmindful of Apollo who shoots afar As he goes through the house of Zeus, the gods tremble before him and all spring up from their seats when he draws near, as he bends his bright bow
- Ladon - Mythopedia
Ladon was a formidable serpent or dragon, tasked with guarding the golden apples hidden in the Garden of the Hesperides When Heracles came to steal the apples for his eleventh labor, he first had to find a way around the imposing Ladon
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