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Sep 21, 2024 · The story begins with Apollo’s encounter with Eros, the god of love. After mocking Eros for his small stature and lack of strength, Apollo is struck by Cupid’s arrow, igniting an uncontrollable passion for the nymph Daphne. Conversely, Daphne is hit with a lead arrow, instilling in her a profound aversion to love and relationships.
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The Latin poet, Ovid (43 BCE-17 CE) retells Daphne’s story in Book 1 of his epic poem of transformation myths, the Metamorphoses. Ovid explains that Apollo’s desire was caused by Cupid, whom Apollo had slighted. In response, Cupid shot Apollo, causing him to feel intense passion for Daphne. But she was shot with another type of arrow, ensuring she ...
Since antiquity, the story of Daphne has been retold over and over again – painted, sculpted, performed and analysed. We can gaze at Daphne in all manner of poses in museums and galleries throughout Europe. The Galleria Borghese in Rome displays Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s Daphne being seized by Apollo in a life-size, marble statue. Completed in 1625, i...
In the 20th century, Salvador Dalí, Paul Delvaux and Ossip Zadkine all reworked Daphne; painting and sculpting her for a modernist audience. Zadkine’s sculpture, Daphné (1958) mirrors yet mocks Bernini’s work, rendering the nymph as a powerful root-bound tree of monumental grandeur and ungainly defiance. She, however, remains silent. In a new exhib...
May 29, 2021 · The myth of Apollo and Daphne is a story describing what happens when lust faces rejection. It’s a tale about the power of love, the power of Cupid (or Eros in Greek) who can even blind the most powerful amongst the Greek Gods. In the myth, Apollo falls madly in love with Daphne, a woman sworn to remain a virgin.
Daphne. Daphne (/ ˈdæfni /; DAFF-nee; Greek: Δάφνη, Dáphnē, lit. ' laurel '), [1] a figure in Greek mythology, is a naiad, a variety of female nymph associated with fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of freshwater. There are several versions of the myth in which she appears, but the general narrative, found in ...
Jul 24, 2024 · These works, in different forms and from different times, show the lasting appeal of Daphne’s story and its important effect on art and books. Daphne’s story inspired many artists and writers throughout history, seen in ancient art and literature that capture her transformation into a laurel tree, emphasizing the emotional and divine aspects of the tale and its influence on various creations.
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Jun 8, 2020 · The name Daphne is a familiar one to many people. It’s still in common use today, even though it comes from an archaic language. In Greek mythology, Daphne was a free-spirited nymph who rejected the idea of marriage for a life of simple pleasures. All that changed, however, when a single arrogant remark started a feud between the gods Apollo ...
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Jan 10, 2008 · The story of Daphne and Apollo, played out in very different accents, has a special resonance for contemporary women writers. In thinking about the reasons for its appeal, I have identified and tried to connect four strands: its variety, elusiveness, physical impact, and associations with the origins of poetry and the making of poems.
