Pēneios (English spelling)

Japanese: Pēneios(英語表記)Peneios
Pēneios (English spelling)

…Her name means “laurel tree.” She was the daughter of the river god Peneios in Thessaly. When Apollo, who loved her, pursued her and was about to take her into his hands, she asked her father for help and was transformed into a laurel tree.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Pēneios" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その名は〈月桂樹〉の意。テッサリア地方の河神ペネイオスPēneiosの娘。彼女を恋したアポロンに追われて,まさにその手中に落ちんとしたとき,父神に助けを求め,月桂樹に姿を変えられた。…

※「Pēneios」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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