Peneus averts his gaze as Apollo, pierced by Cupid's arrow of desire, pursues Daphne, transforming into the laurel(Apollo and Daphne, 1625, byPoussin)River gods consoling Peneus for the Loss of his Daughter, Daphne
Peneus also had a sonAtrax withBura,[8] andAndreus with an unknown consort.[9] Tricce (or Tricca), eponym of the cityTricca, was mentioned as his daughter.[10] In later accounts, Peneus was credited to be the father ofChrysogenia who consorted withZeus and became the mother ofThissaeus.[11] Meanwhile, his daughter Astabe coupled withHermes and became the parents ofAstacus, father of Iocles, father ofHipponous.[12] According toHellanicus, Peneus was the father ofIphis, mother ofSalmoneus byAeolus the son ofHellen.[13]
Eros shotApollo with one of his arrows, causing him to fall in love with Daphne. It was Eros's plan that Daphne would scorn Apollo because Eros was angry that Apollo had made fun of his archery skills.[14] Eros also claimed to be irritated by Apollo's singing. Daphne prayed to the river god Peneus to help her. He changed her into alaurel tree, which later became sacred to Apollo(seeApollo and Daphne).
Pindar,The Odes of Pindar including the Principal Fragments with an Introduction and an English Translation by Sir John Sandys, Litt.D., FBA. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1937.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Stephanus of Byzantium,Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling.Online version at the Topos Text Project.
