Daphne prayed to her father Peneus or in other versions, Gaia, to be turned into a tree to spur Apollo's advances.
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Daphne wasn't a goddess, she was a nymph, and she didn't die, she was turned into a Laurel tree.
The nymph, nod goddess, Daphne was changed into a tree in order to escape Apollo who was pursuing her.
Daphne IS the laurel tree.
Daphne
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Daphne
Daphne wasn't a goddess, she was a nymph, and she didn't die, she was turned into a Laurel tree.
Apollo afterwards wore the laurel tree branch as a wreath upon his head.
one where cupid made him fall in love with a nymph name daphne and she ran away and turned herself into a tree one where cupid made him fall in love with a nymph name daphne and she ran away and turned herself into a tree
The nymph, nod goddess, Daphne was changed into a tree in order to escape Apollo who was pursuing her.
The nymph, nod goddess, Daphne was changed into a tree in order to escape Apollo who was pursuing her.
Apollo honors Daphne by making the laurel tree his sacred tree. Daphne is turned into a laurel tree to save her from being raped by Apollo. Eros trying to prove to Apollo his bow was truly powerful shot Apollo with a golden arrow of love, and Daphne with an iron arrow forever turning her away from love.
Daphne IS the laurel tree.
Artemis' tree is not the laurel. That belonged to her twin brother Apollo, because he feel in love with a nymph named Daphne who turned into a laurel to escape from him. Artemis' tree is the cypress.
In Greek mythology, the god Apollo is closely associated with the laurel tree. According to myth, Apollo pursued the nymph Daphne, who was turned into a laurel tree to escape his advances. As a result, the laurel tree became sacred to Apollo, and its leaves were used to make crowns to honor him.
The Tree of Dionysus is the Laural Tree.Legend goes that he was chasing (like a dog in heat) Daphne, and she avoided himShe plead with Zeus to save her, and he turned her into a Laural Tree. Dionysis tried several times to have intercourse with the tree, for it was said that intercourse with Daphne, even as a tree would make her return and come back to life as a devoted wife and loverAccording to legend, he never found his Laural Tree