Daphne And Apollo

Daphne 

Daphne She is a forest nymph and Apollo fell in love with her.

She was independent, and didn't depend on the company of others.

She was totally against the idea of getting married.

Apollo

Apollo Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto.

His twin sister is Artemis. He is the god of music, playing a golden lyre.

The Archer, far shooting with a silver bow.

The Story It all started when Apollo insulted the young Eros for playing with bow and arrows.

The insulted Eros took two arrows, one of gold and one of lead. With the leaden shaft, to incite hatred, he shot the nymph Daphne and with the golden one, to incite love, he shot Apollo through the heart.

Apollo continually followed her, begging her to stay, but the nymph continued her flight.

Seeing that Apollo was bound to catch her, she called upon her father and she was turned into a Laurel tree.

He vowed to tend her as his tree, and promised that her leaves would decorate the heads of leaders as crowns, and that her leaves were also to be depicted on weapons.

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Prepared by Aira Grace E. Atabay