Daphnis
[ daf-nis ]
/ ˈdæf nɪs /
noun Classical Mythology.
a son of Hermes: the originator of pastoral poetry.
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Daphnis
/ (ˈdæfnɪs) /
noun
Greek myth
a Sicilian shepherd, the son of Hermes and a nymph, who was regarded as the inventor of pastoral poetry