Talk:Apollo and Daphne

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Hi, is it possible for someone to send me the previous translation that was on here before? A shame the article has been changed, even the translation was a nice contribution. If anyone would still have acces to it please post a message to my account. Thanks in advance.Alex2260 (talk) 04:27, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

is this page necessary? The story of Apollo and Daphne is addressed on Apollo. And, for that matter, on the Daphne page. Am marking for deletion, feel free to disagree or talk it out! -Elizabennet 00:14, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm going to add more links to it to make it a more valuable page. delete if you want, but i think this page could e made useful. different versions of the story could transform this from a stub altogether. But also, the Greek and Roman terms are scattered annoyingly together here: Diana should be Artemis, Cupid Eros. Fuzzibloke 19:46, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Update: Have made this no longer orphaned. Destroying this page would create dead links. maybe better not after all.

Fuzzibloke 20:06, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

I think that this page should probably re-direct to Apollo and Daphne. My problem is that it has no link to a disambiguation page (I was looking for the Bernini sculpture). I will work on this. Madmotet 03:22, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

This whole page seems a little questionable. The entire thing is dedicated to a translation of a section from Ovid's Metamorphoses. It's certainly not an encyclopedic article. Who wants to rewrite it? *waits for enthusiastic response from all* —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.35.93.22 (talk) 00:43, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Daphne and Apollo — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.23.154.50 (talk) 18:04, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

File:Piero del Pollaiolo (attr.) Apollo and Daphne.jpg

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Piero del Pollaiolo (attr.) Apollo and Daphne.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on April 2, 2014. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2014-04-02. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. Thanks! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:52, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Picture of the day

A depiction of the Greek story Apollo and Daphne by the Italian painter Antonio del Pollaiolo (1431–98). In the story, the god Apollo mocks Eros for using a bow and arrow. In revenge, Eros shoots the nymph Daphne with a lead arrow, and Apollo with a gold arrow. This causes Apollo to fall hopelessly in love with Daphne, while she hates him with all her heart. Ultimately, to escape from Apollo's unwanted advances, Daphne calls upon her father, Peneus, for help. He grants her request by transforming her into a tree. Such is Apollo's love that he vows to tend the tree for eternity.Painting: Antonio del Pollaiolo

Added the essay-like template

The Hunter vs Prey part of this article is completely opinionated and does not use encyclopedic language, it says 'we...' a lot. I don't currently have the time to edit it but just wanted to point anyone's attention towards it. I think it should stay but desperately needs to be rewritten. Romeowth (talk) 04:16, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

Literary analysis section

This section has no place in this article. Not only is it very badly written, expecting the reader to understand terms like 'chiasmus' and 'synchesis' and apparently to appreciate the subtleties of latin grammar and pronunciation, but it is also entirely about Ovid's interpretation of the myth in Metamorphoses, not actually about Apollo and Daphne at all. 130.246.57.110 (talk) 12:45, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

I have rewritten this page and removed this section. I agree that it was not up to wiki standards in either writing or content. It was very much like a "book report". Lindsey40186 (talk) 00:48, 4 July 2022 (UTC)