Professional Summary
Daphne Ayo is a Master's student in Classical Philology. She received her B.A. (2023) in Classics (Latin&Greek) from the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, where she graduated as valedictorian of her class. Her undergraduate thesis explored Xenia in ancient Greek culture primarily through the Iliad and the Odyssey. She is broadly interested in Lyric and Epic poetry, Gender and Sexuality in Greek and Roman Literature, Mythology, and Classical reception in literature and in traditional and non-traditional forms of media.