In Greek mythology, Daphnis (; Ancient Greek: Δάφνις, from δάφνη, daphne, "Bay Laurel") was a legendary Sicilian cowherd who was said to be the inventor of pastoral poetry. According to Diodorus the Sicilian (1st century BC), Daphnis was born in the Heraean Mountains of central Sicily. Mythology. According to tradition, his father was Hermes and his mother was a nymph, despite which Daphnis himself was mortal. As an infant, Daphnis' mother exposed him under a laurel tree, where he was found by some herdsmen who named him after the tree (Greek daphnē) under which he was found.
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In Greek mythology, Daphnis (; Ancient Greek: Δάφνις, from δάφνη, daphne, "Bay Laurel") was a legendary Sicilian cowherd who was said to be the inventor of pastoral poetry. According to Diodorus the Sicilian (1st century BC), Daphnis was born in the Heraean Mountains of central Sicily. Mythology. According to tradition, his father was Hermes and his mother was a nymph, despite which Daphnis himself was mortal. As an infant, Daphnis' mother exposed him under a laurel tree, where he was found by some herdsmen who named him after the tree (Greek daphnē) under which he was found.
