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Bookmark or Share- Io – MythopediaIo, daughter of Inachus, was an Argive priestess of Hera who was turned into a cow as a consequence of her affair with Zeus. After various misadventures, she wound up in Egypt, where she recovered her true form and gave birth to Epaphus.
- Nymphs – MythopediaThe "Diana of Versailles," also known as "Artemis with a Hind," Roman copy from the first or second century CE, based on a Greek original. The chaste Daphne was a devotee of the virgin goddess Artemis. Keroen van Luin, Flickr CC BY 2.0. Like water nymphs, land nymphs could be classified either generally or specifically.
- Daphne - MythopediaDaphne was a beautiful and virginal nymph, usually represented as the daughter of a river god. Numerous myths tell of how Daphne’s male admirers attempted to conquer her chastity. The most popular of these describes the god Apollo’s pursuit of Daphne, and how she transformed into a laurel tree to avoid his embrace. Though disappointed ...
- Hyacinthus – MythopediaHyacinthus was a beautiful Spartan prince who was loved by the god Apollo. When Apollo accidentally killed his young lover with an errant discus throw, he turned his blood into the hyacinth flower.
- Ladon – MythopediaLadon was a formidable serpent or dragon, tasked with guarding the golden apples hidden in the Garden of the Hesperides. When Heracles came to steal the apples for his eleventh labor, he first had to find a way around the imposing Ladon.
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