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Apollo and Daphne Mosaic, House of Dionysos, Paphos Archaeological Park, Cyprus | Cyprus - Paphos (IMG_2575_76_77.jpg)

Apollo and Daphne Mosaic, House of Dionysos, Paphos Archaeological Park, Cyprus

This mosaic represents the myth of Apollo and Daphne.Daphne was daughter of the river God Peneus, depicted in the mosaic as an older man holding a horn of plenty and wearing a crown of reeds. Daphne had sworn to remain eternally chaste but unfortunately she caught the eye of the God Apollo. Apollo declared his feelings and attempted to convince her to voluntarily renounce her vow and become his consort. When his many attempts failed he began to chase her. The mosaic depicts the moment shortly after Daphne asked her father for help. Peneus agreed to assist and transformed Daphne into a tree.
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