Meaning of dafne

dafne: It is a word of Greek origin meaning Laurel. It is a name of woman of Greek origin, which means woman crowned with laurels, the triumphant. In Greek mythology she was yna dryad or tree nymph, daughter of Ladon and Gaia. For other historians she was the daughter of Peneus of Thessaly and Creusa (and was considered a nymph of the waters).; 1st_ Daphne (original 916; 945; 966; 957; 951; "laurel") was a nymph from Greek mythology pursued by the god Apollo, who fell in love with her because Eros bewitched him with a golden arrow, while with it she used a lead arrow to make her despise him. When Daphne was cornered, she asked her father, the river god, for help, who turned her into a laurel plant. Since then it is sacred in the cult of Apollo, and the crown made with its leaves (laureola) is a symbol of honor and triumph. 2º_ Name of woman, originated in the previous legend. See Laura.; DAFNE: in the mythology Greek, nymph of the trees, protagonist of a miserable history of love with Apollo.; DAFNE: Asteroid number 41, of the series.