Daphne
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Daphne, a figure in Greek mythology, was in various retellings a mortal woman or a nymph, daughter of a river god. The god Apollo fell in love with Daphne and chased her against her wishes, but before
Antique fresco of Apollo and Daphne from Pompeii, 1st century
Apollo and Daphne, a 1625 sculpture by Bernini, inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses, depicting the initial stage of Daphne's transformation
A laurel tree
Apollo (already wearing a laurel wreath) and Daphne, Antakya Archaeological Museum
Apollo
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Apollo is one of the Olympian deities in ancient Greek religion and mythology. His numerous functions include light, healing, prophecy, music, poetry, and archery. He is the son of Leto and Zeus, and
Daphne
…Greek: Δάφνη, Dáphnē, lit. 'laurel'), a figure in Greek mythology, was in various retellings a mortal woman or a nymph, daughter of a river god. The god Apollo fell in love with Daphne and chased her against her wishes, but before he caught her, Daphne prayed for escape, and was transformed into a laurel tree…
Apollo Belvedere, a 2nd-century CE Roman copy of a Greek original from c. 330 BCE
Apollo, fresco from Pompeii, 1st century AD
Statue of Apollo Sauroctonus attributed to Praxiteles c. 340 BC, Cleveland Museum of Art
Chryselephantine statue of Apollo in Delphi, mid-6th century B.C.