Is daphne gay

Daphne was a virginal nymph, the daughter of a Greek river god. In her most famous myth, she was desired by the Olympian god Apollo and was only able to escape his advances by transforming into a laurel tree.

The chaste Daphne was a devotee of the virgin goddess Artemis. Keroen van Luin, Flickr CC BY Like water nymphs, land nymphs could be classified either generally or specifically. Thus, some sources referred to all nymphs who lived on land as epígeioi (ἐπίγειοι, “those of the land”). [29].

Hippolyta was an Amazon queen and the owner of a famous mythical girdle. She fought Heracles when the hero was sent to her kingdom to steal the girdle for his ninth labor.

Dryads and Hamadryads were the most famous tree nymphs of ancient Greek mythology. Hamadryads in particular were closely connected with the trees in which they lived, and even died when their tree died.