6240 x 4160 px | 52,8 x 35,2 cm | 20,8 x 13,9 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
19 marzo 2022
Ubicazione:
Paphos Cyprus
Altre informazioni:
Mosaic "Apollo and Daphne", The Western Portico, Room 16, Archaeological park of Paphos in the Greek part of the island of Cyprus. The last panel illustrates the myth of Apollo and Daphne, one of the most well known and loved myths of Antiquity. The nymph Daphne, daughter of the river Peneus, had sworn eternal chastity. The god Apollo, however, fell in love with her and after failing to convince her to consent to his wishes, tried to catch her by force. In their mad chase they reached the waters of Peneus and just as Apollo was about to catch his victim, Daphne prayed to her father for help. All of a sudden, her feet remained rooted to the ground, her body was covered by bark, and her arms and hair turned into a laurel tree, a plant that in Greek still bears her name, Daphne. On this mosaic we see the moment when Daphne is rooted to the ground, her legs turning into a tree.
