can someone help me identify these..:
Opening of the Pots-
Daphne
Swing-
Meneira
Pythia-
Greek Mythology Help?
Daphne: Namjoshi's "Nymph" (p. 4)
The story of Daphne is one of a woman uninterested in love. Daphne, a beautiful nymph, preferred to spend her time hunting in the woods rather than meeting men. Because of her beauty men constantly feel in love with her and she was always pursued. Time and time again she rejected each suitor. Daphne's father, the river-god Peneus, was very intent on her marrying and having many sons. However, Daphne cried so much at the idea of marriage that her father could not bring himself to force her to marry.
On one occasion Eros became angry with Apollo for mocking the power of his arrows. As a way to punish him Eros hit Apollo with an arrow that caused him to fall desperately in love with Daphne. Apollo began to pursue Daphne in the woods, but as he approached she began to run faster and faster. When Apollo was about to grasp Daphne she prayed to her father and was transformed into a laurel tree. Still in love with Daphne, Apollo declared that the leaves of the laurel tree would always be green and he would always wear a wreath of laurel leaves around his head. Since then the laurel has become a symbol of victory in Greek culture.
Reply:Daphne is a nymph who metamorphosed into a laurel tree as a means of escaping from Apollo.
Pythia is the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who delivered the oracles.
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