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<p> '''''daf´nē̇''''' ( Δάφνη , <i> '''''Dáphnē''''' </i> , "bay-tree"): A suburb of [[Antioch]] on the Orontes, according to [[Strabo]] and the [[Jerusalem]] itinerary, about 40 furlongs, or 5 miles distant. It is identified with <i> '''''Beit el''''' </i> - <i> '''''Mā''''' </i> ) on the left bank of the river, to the Southwest of the city. Here were the famous grove and sanctuary of Apollo. The grove and shrine owed their origin to [[Seleucus]] Nicator. It was a place of great natural beauty, and the Seleucid kings spared no outlay in adding to its attractions. The precincts enjoyed the right of asylum. Hither fled [[Onias]] the high priest (171 bc) from the wrath of [[Menelaus]] whom he had offended by plain speech. To the disgust and indignation of Jew and [[Gentile]] alike, he was lured from the sanctuary by [[Andronicus]] and basely put to death (2 Macc 4:33-38). It sheltered fugitives dyed with villainy of every shade. It was the great pleasure resort of the citizens of Antioch; and it gained an evil repute for immorality, as witnessed by the proverbial <i> Daphnici mores. In Tiberim defluxit [[Orontes]] </i> , says [[Juvenal]] (iii.62), indicating one main source of the corruption that demoralized the imperial city. The decline of [[Daphne]] dates from the days of [[Christian]] ascendancy in the reign of Julian. The place is still musical with fountains and luxuriant with wild vegetation; but nothing now remains to suggest its former splendor. See [[Antioch]]; Gibbon, <i> [[Decline]] and Fall </i> , chapter xxiii. </p> | <p> '''''daf´nē̇''''' ( Δάφνη , <i> '''''Dáphnē''''' </i> , "bay-tree"): A suburb of [[Antioch]] on the Orontes, according to [[Strabo]] and the [[Jerusalem]] itinerary, about 40 furlongs, or 5 miles distant. It is identified with <i> '''''Beit el''''' </i> - <i> '''''Mā''''' </i> ) on the left bank of the river, to the Southwest of the city. Here were the famous grove and sanctuary of Apollo. The grove and shrine owed their origin to [[Seleucus]] Nicator. It was a place of great natural beauty, and the Seleucid kings spared no outlay in adding to its attractions. The precincts enjoyed the right of asylum. Hither fled [[Onias]] the high priest (171 bc) from the wrath of [[Menelaus]] whom he had offended by plain speech. To the disgust and indignation of Jew and [[Gentile]] alike, he was lured from the sanctuary by [[Andronicus]] and basely put to death (2 Macc 4:33-38). It sheltered fugitives dyed with villainy of every shade. It was the great pleasure resort of the citizens of Antioch; and it gained an evil repute for immorality, as witnessed by the proverbial <i> Daphnici mores. In Tiberim defluxit [[Orontes]] </i> , says [[Juvenal]] (iii.62), indicating one main source of the corruption that demoralized the imperial city. The decline of [[Daphne]] dates from the days of [[Christian]] ascendancy in the reign of Julian. The place is still musical with fountains and luxuriant with wild vegetation; but nothing now remains to suggest its former splendor. See [[Antioch]]; Gibbon, <i> [[Decline]] and Fall </i> , chapter xxiii. </p> | ||
Revision as of 13:34, 6 October 2021
daf´nē̇ ( Δάφνη , Dáphnē , "bay-tree"): A suburb of Antioch on the Orontes, according to Strabo and the Jerusalem itinerary, about 40 furlongs, or 5 miles distant. It is identified with Beit el - Mā ) on the left bank of the river, to the Southwest of the city. Here were the famous grove and sanctuary of Apollo. The grove and shrine owed their origin to Seleucus Nicator. It was a place of great natural beauty, and the Seleucid kings spared no outlay in adding to its attractions. The precincts enjoyed the right of asylum. Hither fled Onias the high priest (171 bc) from the wrath of Menelaus whom he had offended by plain speech. To the disgust and indignation of Jew and Gentile alike, he was lured from the sanctuary by Andronicus and basely put to death (2 Macc 4:33-38). It sheltered fugitives dyed with villainy of every shade. It was the great pleasure resort of the citizens of Antioch; and it gained an evil repute for immorality, as witnessed by the proverbial Daphnici mores. In Tiberim defluxit Orontes , says Juvenal (iii.62), indicating one main source of the corruption that demoralized the imperial city. The decline of Daphne dates from the days of Christian ascendancy in the reign of Julian. The place is still musical with fountains and luxuriant with wild vegetation; but nothing now remains to suggest its former splendor. See Antioch; Gibbon, Decline and Fall , chapter xxiii.
