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How did Daphne the greek goddess die?
Daphne wasn't a goddess, she was a nymph, and she didn't die, she was turned into a Laurel tree.
Who was nymph Daphne?
DAPHNE was a Naiad nymph of the river Peneios in Thessalia or the Ladon of Arkadia. She was loved by the god Apollon who pursued her until she grew exhausted, cried out to Gaia for help and was transformed into a laurel tree.
What does laurel mean?
laurel is a tree
What is the background of the greek goodess Daphne?
Daphne (Δάφνη in Greek) was a nymph, who apollo fell crazy in love with. He began to chase her endlessly and she was trying to escape him. At the end, when Apollo reached her and tried to hug her, Daphne begged her mother Gaia to help her. Gaia transformed Daphne into a tree, a laurel tree. The hansome god, was deeply wounded. So he cut a branch of the tree and put it on his head as a wreath. Since then laurel was the sacred plant of Apollo. The tree, its leaves and the nymph in Greek have the same name "δάφνη".
What does the laurel represent?
Peace and quiet, a guard against poisons, victory. Laurel was Apollo's sacred plant. He pursued a nymph named Daphne, whom he loved. Daphne asked the gods to save her, and so they turned her in to a laurel tree to do so. Bernini's statue "Apollo and Daphne" is a beautiful example. Everafter, Apollo kept the laurel plant as his sacred plant.
