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	Daphne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Daphne prayed to the river god Peneus to help her and he changed her into a Lauraceae tree, which became sacred to Apollo.
		Daphne is also a genus of shrubs in the plant family Thymelaeaceae, noted for their scented flowers and poisonous berries.
		According to Greek myth Apollo chased the dryad Daphne (Greek: Δάφνη, meaning "laurel"), daughter of Peneus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Daphne (298 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Daphne: Music
		Both tenor parts in Daphne are fairly unrewarding and, while the tenors on the new disc (Botha and Schade) do their best, it is to Wunderlich (and indeed James King as Apollo) on the DGG discs that you must turn for the most rewarding performances.
		As Strauss writes her, she is a teenager, an adolescent who is put off by the pushy advances of Leukippos and frightened by her own rush of hormonal feelings as she falls into the arms of the charismatic Apollo.
		But this is Strauss in pastoral mood with bucolic oboes and flutes to the fore - a kind of Germanic VW with Alphorns - though later, when Apollo reveals himself as a god, the full Straussian orchestral palette is let rip.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000A3VTS4 (830 words)

	WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne
		Young Daphne laments the sinking of the sun into the horizon and, in a beautiful aria (with solo violin), dismisses mortal pleasures—the Dionysian—finding loftier companionship in nature and all that is associated with the noble sun god, Apollo.
		In the meantime, Peneios, Daphne’s father–and former river god—assembles the young men for the festival and invokes the name of Apollo, whom he invites to the festival.
		Apollo arrives, disguised as a cattle driver, and is greeted by all, including Daphne, who offers him a welcoming cup of wine in the moonlight.
	www.carnegiehall.org /article/box_office/events/evt_5534.html?selecteddate=10152005 (373 words)

	Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series II, Vol. III
		Chapter VI.-Of Apollo and Daphne, and of the Holy Babylas.
		Julian, wishing to snake a campaign against the Persians, dispatched the trustiest of his officers to all the oracles throughout the Roman Empire, while he himself went as a suppliant to implore the Pythian oracle of Daphne to make known to him the future.
		Chapter V.-Of the Fourth Exile and Flight of the Athanasius.
	www.bible.ca /history/fathers/NPNF2-03/Npnf2-03-12.htm (373 words)

	Apollo
		Apollo's infatuation for the nymph Daphne, which had been invoked by the young god of love Eros, because Apollo had mocked him, saying his archery skills were pathetic, and Apollo's singing had also irritated him.
		Apollo was the god of music (principally the lyre, and he directed the choir of the Muses) and also of prophecy, colonization, medicine, archery (but not for war or hunting), poetry, dance, intellectual inquiry and the carer of herds and flocks.
		Apollo also loved Cyrene, she was another nymph, and she bore Apollo a son: Aristaeus, a demi-god, who became a protector of cattle and fruit trees, and a deity of hunting, husbandry and bee-keeping.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/a/apollo.html (1628 words)

	Daphne
		And that is why the laurel was, and still is, a symbol of the god Apollo.
		The story of Daphne is an example of an etiological myth, one that is strongly explanatory of why certain things in their culture were a certain way.
		Daphne was the daughter of the river god Peneus.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/d/daphne.html (414 words)

	DAPHNE
		Apollo, god of intellect, arts and healing, desired the maiden Daphne, who had dedicated her life to Artemis, goddess of chastity, wild nature and the hunt.
		Though some researchers suggests that extracts of DAPHNE may have potential for treating Leukaemia, the plant is also known to be cocarcinogenic in the presence of low doses of carcinogenic compounds.
		DAPHNE, also called Spurge- laurel, Lady-laurel, Paradise Plant, or Dwarf Bay, is a small shrub about 1-1.5 metres in height that blooms into sweet-scented, rose-purple flowers, clustered about the stem, in early spring, before the appearance of the leaves.
	museum.gov.ns.ca /poison/daphne.htm (355 words)

	DAPHNE - Centre for Applied Ecology
		The nymph DAPHNE was chased by the God Apollo until she hid herself by changing into a beautiful bush with sweet smelling flowers.
		DAPHNE's ultimate goal is to improve biological diversity and restore harmony between man and nature while conserving and restoring the integrity of Central European ecosystems.
		DAPHNE's activities would not be possible without the help of individuals, organizations and institutions that support our efforts.
	www.seps.sk /zp/daphne/eng (791 words)

	Mythography The Greek Lovers Apollo and Daphne in Myth and Art
		With the leaden shaft he struck the nymph Daphne, the daughter of the river god Peneus, and with the golden one Apollo, through the heart.
		Forthwith the god was seized with love for the maiden, and she abhorred the thought of loving.
		The former was of gold and sharp pointed, the latter blunt and tipped with lead.
	www.loggia.com /myth/daphne.html (375 words)

	Apollo
		Apollo's infatuation for the nymph Daphne, which had been invoked by the young god of love Eros, because Apollo had mocked him, saying his archery skills were pathetic, and Apollo's singing had also irritated him.
		Apollo also loved Cyrene, she was another nymph, and she bore Apollo a son: Aristaeus, a demi-god, who became a protector of cattle and fruit trees, and a deity of hunting, husbandry and bee-keeping.
		Apollo was the god of music (principally the lyre, and he directed the choir of the Muses) and also of prophecy, colonization, medicine, archery (but not for war or hunting), poetry, dance, intellectual inquiry and the carer of herds and flocks.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/a/apollo.html (1643 words)

	Apollo
		Apollo's infatuation for the nymph Daphne, which had been invoked by the young god of love Eros, because Apollo had mocked him, saying his archery skills were pathetic, and Apollo's singing had also irritated him.
		Apollo also loved Cyrene, she was another nymph, and she bore Apollo a son: Aristaeus, a demi-god, who became a protector of cattle and fruit trees, and a deity of hunting, husbandry and bee-keeping.
		Apollo was the god of music (principally the lyre, and he directed the choir of the Muses) and also of prophecy, colonization, medicine, archery (but not for war or hunting), poetry, dance, intellectual inquiry and the carer of herds and flocks.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/a/apollo.html (1643 words)

	Apollo: Greek God of Light
		Apollo, heartbroken, tore off a branch of leaves and wove them in his hair, promising Daphne that she would be forever remembered, living on in the wreaths of laurel leaves that would be used to crown kings and victors from that day forward.
		Apollo is usually depicted as a handsome, beardless youth wearing a wreath of laurel leaves and holding his bow, or a lyre, his favorite musical instrument.
		Like several of the Greek gods of his generation, Apollo never married, but seduced many young goddesses and mortal women.
	www.god-goddess.com /Apollo-greek-gods.html (1643 words)

	Daphne -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Daphne prayed to the river god (Type genus of the family Peneidae) Peneus to help her and he changed her into a (Any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family) laurel tree, which became sacred to Apollo.
		Daphne is also the title of an (A drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes) opera by (German composer of many operas; collaborated with librettist Hugo von Hoffmannsthal to produce several operas (1864-1949)) Richard Strauss based on the myth of the nymph Daphne.
		Dafni, sometimes called Daphne, is also a suburb of (The capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)) Athens, (A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil) Greece.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/D/Da/Daphne.htm (758 words)

	Latin 1 - Mythology - Olympians - Apollo
		Apollo, Phoebus, lyre, prophecy, Python, Mt. Parnassus, Daphne and the laurel tree, and Peneus.
		Apollo, crushed that she would not be his bride, instead made her be his tree, and the laurel tree became sacred to all.
		Apollo's influences in these various areas can be seen in that he was the father of Orpheus, patron of the Muses, and father of Asclepius.
	www.dl.ket.org /latin1/mythology/1deities/gods/olympians/apollo.htm (540 words)

	Apollo
		The story of Apollo's love for Daphne and her being turned into a laurel tree is honored by coins showing the god with a laurel branch or wreath.
		The function of Apollo as god of light was eclipsed by the new cult of Sol, the god of the sun.
		The young god (exactly how we are to know this is the young Apollo rather than a generic boy still eludes me) is posed in a graceful forward leaning manner as he prepares to dart the lizard.
	dougsmith.ancients.info /apollo.html (540 words)

	Apollo, Greece, Greek mythology
		There are several stories about Apollo as a man desperately in love, avenging the women who will not return his feelings: Cassandra was cursed to never be believed when she saw terrible things in the future, Daphne had to become a tree to escape him and he abandoned princess Creusa of Athens and their child.
		In the story of the young man Hyacinthos Apollo accidentily kills his young lover with a discus, and is then transformed into the flower with the same name, where the letters AI AI can be read as the gods lament.
		In many ways, Apollo personified the perfect man according to ancient Greek standards: he would entertain the other gods by playing the lyre, and he was also a brilliant archer and runner, considered to be the first winner at the Olympic Games.
	www.in2greece.com /english/historymyth/mythology/names/apollo.htm (439 words)

	Met Object Page Marcantonio Raimondi: Apollo Belvedere: description
		A similar Apollo, whose outstretched arm grasps—too late—a fleeing nymph, appears in the 1625 marble group Apollo and Daphne by the Roman Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680).
		Albrecht Dürer reverses the position of the figure's limbs and Apollo becomes Adam, reaching for the fruited branch offered by his mate in the 1504 engraving Adam and Eve (19.73.1).
		The Apollo Belvedere was discovered near Rome in the late fifteenth century.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/hd/clan/hod_49.97.114.htm (439 words)

	Asteroid_News.htm
		Daphne is the daughter of Terra, and she changed into a laurel tree when she asked the gods to protect her virginity from the attraction of Apollo.
		41 Daphne 559 Nanon 208 Lacrimosa 34 Circe 114 Kassandra 978 Aidamina
		41 Daphne was discovered by H. Goldschmidt in Paris on May 22, 1856.
	weblore.com /richard/Asteroid_News.htm (4476 words)

	A Honeycomb For Aphrodite
		Daphne, a follower of Diana, is ‘averse to being wooed, free from men and unable to endure them’, and so Apollo is defeated of his intent, and, transformed, she lives on in the noble laurel (Book I:438).
		And Chione, who slept with Mercury and Apollo in the same night, criticised the Goddess’s beauty, receiving in return for her words a shaft from Diana’s bow, so that, at her destruction, Daedalion Chione’s father, hurled himself into death, and was lifted by Apollo into the air on hawk’s wings, in transformation.
		She is the cool shadow that runs through the trees, the moon goddess, night-hunter of the creatures, carrying her arrows of moonlight as Apollo bears those of the sun, surrounding herself with her band of virgin followers, the moons of the lunar year, of whom she is the thirteenth.
	www.adkline.freeuk.com /AHoneycombForAphrodite.htm (4476 words)

	apollo and daphne
		APOLLO and DAPHNE by Gianlorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) Galleria
		When Apollo wanted something, nothing would stand in his way, and so when he tried to seduce the nymph Daphne, she pleaded with her river god father...
		APOLLO and DAPHNE by Gianlorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) Galleria Borghese, Rome Visit our new website - all 400+ sculptures are displayed.
	apollo.os9.info /apollo-and-daphne (4476 words)

	Daphne
		Daphne stands 18 3/4 tall and is intricately carved and hand-painted with restrained tonalities so that flesh tones of the figurine's exposed skin are dominant.
		"Daphne" stands 18 3/4" tall and is intricately carved and hand-painted with restrained tonalities so that flesh tones of the figurine's exposed skin are dominant.
		Travel to Daphne on the Eastern Shore and enjoy museums, concert halls, restaurants, and shops.
	www.jaspergifts.com /armani/daphne.shtml (4476 words)

	7sptw10.txt
		That night, before the family went to bed, Melas kindled a fire upon the little altar which stood in the middle of the court and offered upon it a handful of barley, and prayed to Pan and to Apollo that Daphne might be forgiven for her wicked words.
		Daphne boosted, and Dion climbed, and in another minute he was sitting on the window-sill with one foot hanging down outside and the other firmly braced against the side of the window.
		Daphne, you take the small water-jar and go with Chloe." As Chloe and Daphne, with their water-jars on their shoulders, started out of the back door for the spring, the door at the front of the court opened, and Melas entered with a tall, bearded man wearing a long cloak.
	www.gutenberg.net /etext06/7sptw10.txt (4476 words)

	The Pythian Games - A Writing Challenge
		Mythology tells us that Apollo presented him with a lyre and the Muses taught him to use it so that he not only enchanted wild beast, but made trees and rocks move from their places to follow the sound of his music.
		It was after this that Apollo instituted the Pythian games, which took place at Delphi and involved a reenactment of the slaying of the Python.
		The story goes that Apollo had fallen passionately in love with Daphne, the mountain nymph, a priestess of Mother Earth, the daughter of the river Peneius in Thessaly.
	www.dailywriting.net /PythianGames.htm (1507 words)

	Apollo - the Sun god
		How this love for Daphne was said to come about is that Apollo, thought to be the second most powerful of the Olympian gods, had been making fun of the young god Eros (son of Aphrodite) and bragging about how very weak and puny little Eros was.
		Apollo killed the Python of Delphi and took over that oracle, so he is vanquisher of unconscious terrors.
		Apollo's arrows of death struck again when Queen Niobe, who was excessively proud of her seven sons and seven daughters, disparaged Apollo's mother, Leto, for having only two children (Apollo and Artemis)"
	www.thezodiac.com /apollo.htm (1507 words)

	Apollo
		Apollo's infatuation for the nymph Daphne, which had been invoked by the young god of love Eros, because Apollo had mocked him, saying his archery skills were pathetic, and Apollo's singing had also irritated him.
		Apollo was the god of music (principally the lyre, and he directed the choir of the Muses) and also of prophecy, colonization, medicine, archery (but not for war or hunting), poetry, dance, intellectual inquiry and the carer of herds and flocks.
		Apollo also loved Cyrene, she was another nymph, and she bore Apollo a son: Aristaeus, a demi-god, who became a protector of cattle and fruit trees, and a deity of hunting, husbandry and bee-keeping.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/a/apollo.html (1507 words)

	Daphne - TheBestLinks.com - Daphni, Alabama, Apollo, Asteroid, ...
		Daphne prayed to the river god Peneus to help her and he changed her into a laurel tree, which became sacred to Apollo.
		According to Greek myth Apollo chased the nymph Daphne (Greek: Δάφνη, meaning "laurel"), daughter of Ladon, who had scorned him.
		Daphni, Daphne, Alabama, Apollo, Asteroid, Athens, Greek language, Greece, Gian...
	www.thebestlinks.com /Daphni.html (395 words)

	Legend of Apollo
		Apollo continuously persued Daphne until she finally called for help from a river god and she was changed into a laural tree before Apollo could get to her.
		Apollo came down from Mount Olympus and with his silver bow and golden arrows, he slayed the beast in one shot to save the people of the land.
		Apollo is also well known for his big mistake in mocking a fellow god.
	www.spiffy-entertainment.com /apollo.html (395 words)

	Untitled Document
		--victory: crown of laurel leaves (Apollo and Daphne)
		--Pythia, inspired priestess of Apollo, sits on a tripod in temple; priests interpret her ramblings
		temple of Apollo in the sacred precinct; mottoes: "know thyself"; "nothing in excess"
	www.coh.arizona.edu /classics/inst/clas240/outlines/outline2-13.html (240 words)

	The Chants of Old Heroes, Singing in our Ears by Steve Tompkins
		Louinet identifies a particularly fascinating instance of indebtedness when he states that “The basic plot of The Frost-Giant’s Daughter can be found in its entirety in Bulfinch.” Atali is not just the daughter of Ymir; Howard begat her upon the fleet-footed Atalanta and Daphne, the daughter of the river god hounded by the inflamed Apollo.
		The Texan lived such a short life, and spent so much of it at the typewriter, that what he read tended to be reflected in what he wrote fairly quickly.
		Westward the desert merged into the meadowlands of Shem, which stretched away to the ocean.
	www.rehupa.com /tompkins_chants_of_heroes.htm (240 words)

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