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Characters in Apollo and Daphne
Meet the Cast
Apollo
Doomed in Love Apollo has no luck with the ladies. Even though he is a major god with lots of power, he's got no game. Though the story of his love of the nymph, Daphne, is probably the most...
Daphne
Daphne is a beautiful young nymph and the daughter of the river god Peneus. She runs into some pretty bad luck when she gets caught up in a spat between Cupid (called Eros by the Greeks) and Apollo...
Cupid
Cupid (called Eros by the Greeks) is always causing trouble. He's the god of desire (and we don't mean desire for ice cream Sundays, if you get our drift). As you might know, desire is never simple...
Peneus
Peneus is a river god and father of the young nymph Daphne. When she first tells him that she doesn't want to ever get married, he's not really that big on her plan. However, he gives into her wis...