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.
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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.
Daphne IS the laurel tree.
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.
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.
Daphne is the laurel tree. That is what she became, not a symbol.