Daphne
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈdæfni//
A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus.
proper noun
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A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus.
Run when you will, the story shall be chang'd; / Apollo flies, and Daphne holds the chase; / The dove pursues the griffin
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41 Daphne, a main belt asteroid.
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A female given name from Ancient Greek.
My wife. Daphne. Yes, that was, is, her name. For some reason people have always found it faintly comic. I think it matches very well her damp, dark, myopic beauty.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel, bay”).
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