DAPHNE, dajW-fle. x. A daughter of the Pe neus, or of the Ladon, and 'Terra, was beloved by Apollo, who, proud of his victory over the Python, had boasted himself superior to Cupid's darts, and was now, in punishment, inflamed by him ; Daphne fled, pursued by Apollo, and was changed by the gods into a laurel ; Apollo crowned himself with laurel leaves, and pronounced the tree to be ever sacred to him. According to another tradition, Leucippus, son of King CEnomaus of Pisa, was enamoured of Daphne, and, disguised as a female, attended her in her hunting expedi tions, and gained her esteem and affections ; whereon his rival, Apollo, disclosed Leucippus' sex, and he was killed by Diana's attendants. 2. A daughter of Tiresias, was priestess in the temple of Delphi, and identified by some with Manto ; Daphne was consecrated to Apollo by the EpigUni, or by the goddess Tellus, and was called Sibyl on account of her wild looks when she delivered oracles. 3. A famous
grove or pleasure-garden near Antioch, with a temple of Apollo.
ItArmistketioatat,da/34-ne-Fthi-l-a,aamotian festival to Apollo, celebrated every ninth year. An olive bough was adorned with garlands of laurel and other flowers, and on the top was placed a brazen globe the sun), with smaller ones suspended (the stars), in the middle sixty five crowns (the sun's annual revolutions) and a smaller globe (the moon), the bottom being adorned with a saffron-coloured garment ; the bough was borne in a procession by the dactii,li tpopuv, a beautiful and noble youth, richly dressed, preceded by one of his nearest rela tions bearing a festooned rod, and followed by a train of virgins with branches in their hands: the procession went to the temple of Apollo Ismenius, where supplicatory hymns were sung.