Laurus nobilis which Apollo fashioned wreaths out of to console himself. Other versions of the myth, including that of the Roman poet Ovid, state that Daphne was transformed directly into a laurel tree. Bay laurel was used to fashion the laurel wreath of ancient Greece, a symbol of highest status. A wreath of bay laurels was given as the prize at the Pythian Games because the games were in honor of Apollo, and the laurel was one of his symbols. According to the poet Lucian, the priestess of Apollo known as the Pythia reputedly chewed laurel leaves from a sacred tree growing
Ceylon tree nymph race of "I. lynceus", a species found in eastern Asia. However the two species have differences in their wing shapes and in the male genitalia. It is of the genus "Idea", and belongs to the subfamily Danainae of the family Nymphalidae. Its binomial name is "Idea iasonia". The Ceylon tree nymph has a wingspan of 110–155 mm, making it the largest member of the family Danaidae in Sri Lanka. Both its wings have similar patterns and colouration. The wings are of a translucent silvery-white colour. The forewings are almost twice as long as their width. The female is larger than