Wreath Greco-Roman world, wreaths were used as an adornment that could represent a person’s occupation, rank, their achievements and status. The wreath that was commonly used was the laurel wreath. The use of this wreath comes from the Greek myth involving Apollo, Zeus’ son and the god of life and light, who fell in love with the nymph Daphne. When he pursued her she fled and asked the river god Peneus to help her. Peneus turned her into a laurel tree. From that day, Apollo wore a wreath of laurel on his head. Laurel wreaths became associated with what Apollo embodied;
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