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Help[Opinions] Re: I prefer the mythological name Daphnaea
in reply to a message by Kirke
In Greek mythology, Daphne was a nymph that, chased by an amorous Apollo, turned into a laurel tree.
Are you sure you're not confusing it with Diana?
Are you sure you're not confusing it with Diana?
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No I'm not thinking of Diana. I know that there are several women that were called Daphne in Greek mythology. I am talking about Daphnaea which was a title of Artemis.
This is a quote Robert E. Bells' Women of Classical Mythology. He references the ancient writers Pausanias and Philostratus as his sources for this entry.
"Daphnaea was a surname of Artemis at Hypsi in Laconia. The name was derived from daphne, a laurel, which was sacred to Apollo. It is not clear why she was called by this name, although she and Apollo frequently had matching names(Cynthia-Cynthius, Delphinia-Delphinius, etc.) The reference could have been a local one, referring to the wood from which her statue was made."
This quote is from theoi.com, a very authoritative guide to Greek mythology.
"DAPHNAEA and DAPHNAEUS (Daphnaia and Daphnaios), surnames of Artemis and Apollo respectively, derived from daphnê, a laurel, which was sacred to Apollo. In the case of Artemis it is uncertain why she bore that surname, and it was perhaps merely an allusion to her statue being made of laurel-wood (Paus. iii. 24. § 6; Strab. xvi. p. 750; Philostr. Vit. Apollon. i. 16; Eutrop. vi. 11; Justin. xv. 4.)"
This is a quote Robert E. Bells' Women of Classical Mythology. He references the ancient writers Pausanias and Philostratus as his sources for this entry.
"Daphnaea was a surname of Artemis at Hypsi in Laconia. The name was derived from daphne, a laurel, which was sacred to Apollo. It is not clear why she was called by this name, although she and Apollo frequently had matching names(Cynthia-Cynthius, Delphinia-Delphinius, etc.) The reference could have been a local one, referring to the wood from which her statue was made."
This quote is from theoi.com, a very authoritative guide to Greek mythology.
"DAPHNAEA and DAPHNAEUS (Daphnaia and Daphnaios), surnames of Artemis and Apollo respectively, derived from daphnê, a laurel, which was sacred to Apollo. In the case of Artemis it is uncertain why she bore that surname, and it was perhaps merely an allusion to her statue being made of laurel-wood (Paus. iii. 24. § 6; Strab. xvi. p. 750; Philostr. Vit. Apollon. i. 16; Eutrop. vi. 11; Justin. xv. 4.)"
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