Daphne/Definition

From Greek mythology, a nymph, sworn to avoid sexual intercourse and stay chaste, but who is desired by Apollo; she calls out for help from her father, a river god, and she turns into a laurel tree. Source: Elizabeth Vandiver, Classics scholar, authority on Greek mythology and Greek tragedy, including the Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Homer, and Virgil. This definition is based on her course Classical Mythology for The Teaching Company.