Apollo fall in love in Daphne but she finds the idea of loving anybody totally gross and
always want to be a virgin like Artemis (Apollo’s twin sister)
Daphne tell his father Peneus (a river god)
He shot Apollo with the gold arrow, instilling in the god a passionate love for the
river nymph Daphne. He shot Daphne with the lead arrow, instilling in her a
hatred for Apollo.
According to Greek mythology, the god Apollo insulted Eros, otherwise known
as Cupid, the god of love. ... Eros then shot Daphne with a leaden arrow so she
could never love Apollo back.
Though he never married, he had dozens of lovers - humans and nymphs, girls,
women, and boys. And being Apollo's lover did not often end happily. Among
his many flings: Cassandra, the daughter of the king and queen of Troy.
Why does cupid shots a two arrow
Apollo was returning from slaying a monster named Python when he
saw Cupid. Apollo bragged and insult Cupid that his bow was bigger
than Cupid's.
The nymphs were usually associated with fertile, growing things, such as trees,
or with water. They were not immortal but were extremely long-lived and were on
the whole kindly disposed toward men.
Apollo made the laurel tree to his sacred tree
So, even though Daphne is the one who turns into the tree, the laurel ends up being a symbol of
Apollo himself. The god is often depicted in art as wearing a wreath of laurel, and his lyre and
bow are usually decorated with laurel leaves.
Peneus -a river god. Father of Daphne .Turn her a laurel tree
Daphne –a naiad Nymphs
Apollo –god of sun and light
The laurel is also seen as a symbol of peace: a victory that signals the end to a conflict or competition.
The little winged god of desire fires off two arrows. One arrow is tipped with gold and is designed
to make people fall in love. The other is tipped with lead and does the opposite. Cupid nails Apollo with
the golden arrow of love, and shoots a nymph named Daphne with the arrow tipped with lead.
Apollo has just killed the Python, a gigantic snake, and he's feeling really full of
himself.
The god comes across Cupid (called Eros by the Greeks).
Apollo teases Cupid about his archery, saying that Cupid is nowhere as good
with the bow and arrow as he is.
Cupid doesn't appreciate Apollo's teasing and decides to mess with the rival
god's heart.
The little winged god of desire fires off two arrows.
One arrow is tipped with gold and is designed to make people fall in love.
The other is tipped with lead and does the opposite.
Cupid nails Apollo with the golden arrow of love, and shoots a nymph named
Daphne with the arrow tipped with lead.
Instantly, Apollo falls in love with Daphne, but she finds the idea of loving
anybody totally gross.
Daphne tells her father, Peneus (a river god), that she wants to always be a
virgin like the goddess Artemis (Apollo's twin sister, Diana to the Romans).
Peneus tells his daughter that she owes him some grandchildren.
She keeps begging, though, and Peneus agrees to his daughter's request, telling
her that she'll never have to get married.
However, the river god cryptically adds, "Your own face will forbid it.
Anyway, thanks to Cupid's shenanigans Apollo is now totally in love with Daphne.
He chases her all around the woods, trying to convince her of how completely
awesome he is.
Daphne is not having it, however, and just keeps on running.
Eventually, Apollo catches up with the beautiful nymph. When he just about has
her, Daphne calls out for her father to help her.
Peneus does what any concerned father would do – he turns his lovely daughter
into a tree.
Yep, before Apollo can get to her, Daphne is encased in bark, rooted to the
ground, and has sprouted leaves.
Apollo's ladylove becomes a laurel tree.
As you might imagine, Apollo is pretty upset. He declares that he will never forget
Daphne and makes the laurel his sacred tree.
Apollo says that he will wear a crown of laurel on his head and decorate his bow
and lyre (a harp-like musical instrument) with laurel leaves.
The grief-stricken god swears to the laurel tree that it will always stay green and
never rot.
The laurel tree bows its head in gratitude.
