Definitions for "Daphnis"
Keywords:  echenais, flutist, xxxv, nomia, naiad
In Greek mythology, Daphnis (from Gk. daphne, "laurel" or "bay-tree") was a son of Hermes and a Sicilian nymph. A shepherd and flutist, he was the inventor of pastoral poetry. A naiad (possibly Echenais or Nomia) fell in love with him, but he was not faithful to her.
Daphnis (, Greek Δαφνίς) is an inner satellite of Saturn. It is also known as Saturn XXXV; its provisional designation was S/2005 S 1. Daphnis is about 6 to 8 kilometres in diameter, and orbits the planet in the Keeler Gap within the A ring.