Daphne Roman poet Ovid does a retelling of this Greek legend, which appears in his work Metamorphoses. The pursuit of a local nymph by an Olympian god, part of the archaic adjustment of religious cult in Greece, was given an arch anecdotal turn in the "Metamorphoses" by the Roman poet Ovid (died AD 17). According to this version Apollo's infatuation was caused by a golden-tipped arrow shot at him by Cupid, son of Venus, who wanted to punish Apollo for having insulted his archery skills by commenting "What hast thou to do with the arms of men, thou wanton boy?", and
Afternoon of a Nymph of showbiz." A contemporary reviewer, Maurice Wiggins in "The Sunday Times" described the play negatively as being "a pretentious affair". Hendry and Munro married in 1963. Afternoon of a Nymph Afternoon of a Nymph is an episode of the British "Armchair Theatre" series made by the ITV franchise holder ABC Television and first broadcast by the ITV network on 30 September 1962. It was written by Robert Muller and features Janet Munro and Ian Hendry in the lead roles. It was directed by Philip Saville and produced by Sydney Newman. The second of Muller's seven plays for "Armchair Theatre", Mark