Daphnaea

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Daphnaea is a goddess of vegetation. Her name is most likely derived from the "laurel-branch" which was used as "May-branch", or an allusion to her statue being made of laurel-wood (daphne) Strabo refers to her annual festival at Olympia.

Relationships

aspect of: Artemis (Diana)
co occurs with: Delia, Delphinia, Dereatis, Cynthia, Diktynna, Caryatis, Cedreatis, Chesias, Chitonia, Chrisilakatos, Chrisinios, Coryphaea, Cnagia

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Mentioned by

Cynthia
Diktynna
Caryatis
Cedreatis
Chesias
Chitonia
Chrisilakatos
Chrisinios
Coryphaea
Cnagia

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Epithets of Artemis

Source passages

“Daphnaea, as goddess of vegetation. Her name is most likely derived from the "laurel-branch" which was used as "May-branch", or an allusion to her statue being made of laurel-wood (daphne) Strabo refers to her annual festival at Olympia.”
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