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The document presents the Greek myth of Apollo and Daphne. It tells how Cupid, the god of love, in revenge for a reprimand from Apollo, shot him with a golden arrow to make him fall in love and shot Daphne with a lead arrow to make her feel repulsion. When Apollo chases Daphne to win her over, she begs the gods to save her and they transform her into a laurel tree to escape Apollo.
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Activities Myths Apollo and Daphne

The document presents the Greek myth of Apollo and Daphne. It tells how Cupid, the god of love, in revenge for a reprimand from Apollo, shot him with a golden arrow to make him fall in love and shot Daphne with a lead arrow to make her feel repulsion. When Apollo chases Daphne to win her over, she begs the gods to save her and they transform her into a laurel tree to escape Apollo.
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Read the following myth that we present to you, which belongs to the ancient Greek civilization that left

an enormous wealth.
cultural to humanity.

Apollo and Daphne

Eros, the ancient god of love, changed his form among the Olympians. He became a playful boy named Cupid. His
favorite toy was a small bow, with which I shot in all directions two types of darts: the gold ones and the lead ones. When
a golden dart struck any living creature, igniting in it the passion of love. On the contrary, if it was a dart
of lead, a feeling of contempt flooded the victim.

On one occasion, Apollo, the young god of light, medicine, and the arts, found Cupid playing in the field.

Go back to Olympus, child,” she said, “and stop bothering others with your whims. Look at this,” she continued while showing.
his bow and his arrows of silver. These are true weapons and not your toys... Come on, return to Olympus.

Cupid lowered his head and quietly walked away from there, not because he was embarrassed by the scolding, but because he was coming up with a plan.
the way to teach a lesson to the arrogant Apollo. Soon he knew what to do.

Cupid returned to where Apollo was, and without him seeing it, he pierced his heart with a golden dart. Then he began to
Flying over the field until he came across a beautiful young girl casually lying on the grass.

Again unseen, he pierced the girl's heart with a dart, but this time made of lead. Then he settled in
comfortably among the branches of a tree to await the result of his mischief. A little later, Apollo passed by walking on
there and as soon as he saw the girl, he fell deeply in love with her. For her part, Daphne, that was the girl's name, felt
an inexplicable repulsion towards that handsome young man.

Apollo greeted her, but she ignored him. The young god tried and tried to get her attention, but he couldn't do it. When he did not see
another alternative, he concluded: 'If you don't want my love nicely, then you will have it by force' and he lunged at her. Dafne ran out.
running and Apollo behind. She ran and ran terrified, but she could never get far enough away from her pursuer, who filled with love the
She continued. Finally, when Daphne felt that her strength was running out, she implored the gods to deliver her from that undesirable.
Pretender. For her, anything was preferable to reciprocating that love. Just as she finished her prayer, the
Apollo's arms captured her. But she was no longer the same: the gods had decided to aid her.

Daphne's body hardened, her feet sank into the ground and began to take root. Apollo guessed what
it happened, but no matter how hard he tried, he could do nothing to stop it. Daphne extended her arms towards the sky that had already been
Converted into branches, quickly the girl's body began to be covered with bark and the branches and foliage multiplied.
Finally,

Apollo tried to at least kiss her lips once, he brushed aside the thick foliage that covered Daphne's face, but
Just when I was about to kiss her, the bark completely covered the young woman's face.

Thus Apollo was forever in love with Daphne, who became a tree and gave rise to a new species.
In Greek, the word Daphne means laurel, which today is a well-known tree. In the images, Apollo is always shown with twigs of
laurel on his crown or in his hand, to never forget Daphne

Trujillo, Francisco

Did you like the myth? Why?

Why do you think that in the imagination of the ancient Greeks, Eros took the form of Cupid?

Do you know what the trees commonly called laurels are like?

Bellerophon and the Chimera


Bellerophon, son of Poseidon, had unintentionally caused the death of a man and
he had to leave his land, for death is a shadow over the guilty that demands punishment. He
he took refuge in the court of King Proetus of Tiryns, who welcomed him into his home after excusing him for his ...
crime. Here Queen Estenebea fell in love with him, but he rejected her, and she, scorned, accused him of
Having tried to seduce her. Preto, to whom the laws of hospitality prevented him from killing his
guest, decided to send Bellerophon to his father-in-law Iobates, king of Lycia, in Asia Minor, with a
sealed letter in which he was asked to kill the messenger. Yóbates received it amicably, read the
letter until the ninth day of Belerophontes' arrival. As the laws of hospitality required him
they prevented him from executing by himself what the letter requested, he tasked Belerophon with freeing
in your land of the Chimera, a hybrid monster that was a mix of lion, goat, and serpent, it breathed fire
fire and devoured the flocks of his lands, hoping that Bellerophon would die in the
battle. But he, on the back of Pegasus, managed to kill her by plunging a spear with a tip into her jaws.
of lead, this material melted upon coming into contact with the flames of the monster's breath,
causing him to suffocate. As a reward for this action, he received the forgiveness of the gods and King Yobates granted him
he gave his daughter in marriage, making him the heir to his kingdom.
Source: Martín, René. Dictionary of Classical Mythology, Espasa, Madrid,

1992, pp. 26, 114.

Answer the following questions

1. Which characters are involved in this myth?

2. What actions does Bellerophon get involved in that present him as a danger to his...
community?

3. How would you judge the actions of this character?

Which of the characters included in this myth have supernatural characteristics?

5. How would you describe them?

6.Next, you are going to describe a mythical being. Search for information in a mythology book.
encyclopedia or internet. exchange and discuss your description with your group mates. To do it, follow
the list of elements that must be included:
7. Name of the mythical being
8. Shape and size
9. Place where I lived
10. Characteristics, skills, and weaknesses
11. Great feats
12. Friends and enemies
13. Illustration
14.
CHARACTERS OF THE MYTH 'APOLLO AND DAPHNE'
Name Type of character Feature Actions
s
Apollo God Hybrid Hero Chase
Daphne
Daphne X
Cupid
The
Gods

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