Daphne Sunflower Naked Erome Original Creator Submissions #859

Daphne was a virginal nymph, the daughter of a greek river god In her most famous myth, she was desired by the olympian god apollo and was only able to escape his advances by transforming into a laurel tree. 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 Thus, some sources referred to all nymphs who lived on land as epígeioi (ἐπίγειοι, “those of. Apollo was one of the twelve olympians and the greek god of prophecy, healing, art, and culture He embodied the greek ideal of masculine beauty. 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 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. Thanatos, son of nyx and twin brother of hypnos, was the divine personification of death Hated by gods and mortals alike, thanatos could be outwitted or overpowered at times, but he always won out in the end. 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. 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 employ Know, such atchievements are my proper claim Due to my vigour, and unerring aim Resistless are my shafts, and python. 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. History, structure, and meaning philosophers, warriors, scientists—greek culture propagated its innovations throughout the hellenistic world more than any other country To this day, the roots of greek naming still run deep in north american and many european cultures From the heroes of epics like the odyssey to the legends of.