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A myth about the God Apollo?
Apollo chased Daphne, a nymph who ran away from him. She asked the earth to change her into a tree in order to escape him. She became the first laurel tree. The laurel tree then became sacred to Apollo.
Why was the laurel tree sacred to Apollo?
Daphne, who fled from Apollo, turned into a laurel tree, and Apollo made a wreath of the boughs to put upon his head.
How did the laurel wreath represent Apollo?
Apollo was deeply in love with a mountain nymph named Daphne, who rejected his advances and fled from him. To escape him forever, she was turned into a laurel tree, which Apollo then made sacred, and he made a wreath from the leaves to console himself.
Why is Apollo's symbol a laurel tree?
It was memory of Daphne who fled from him and was transformed into a laurel tree.
How is Apollo and the Laurel tree related?
Apollo fell in love with a nymph named Daphne who he loved, but she didn't love him so he chased her and when he caught her she turned into a laurel tree.
Who changed Daphne into a tree?
Daphne was running from Apollo, and she was running out of breath. She prayed to her father and he changed her into a laurel tree. Thus, why we see Apollo with a laurel crown.
A myth about the God Apollo?
Apollo chased Daphne, a nymph who ran away from him. She asked the earth to change her into a tree in order to escape him. She became the first laurel tree. The laurel tree then became sacred to Apollo.
Why is Artemis' tree the laurel?
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.
What kind of wreath was made from the tree the Greek God Apollo made sacred?
Laurel tree, which Daphne transformed into in order to escape him.
What was the sacred tree of Apollo?
Laurel and Palm Tree is Apollo's sacred tree
Why was the laurel tree sacred to Apollo?
Daphne, who fled from Apollo, turned into a laurel tree, and Apollo made a wreath of the boughs to put upon his head.
Who turned into a tree to save herself from Apollo?
Daphne was being pursued for her beauty by Apollo. She appealed to her father, the river god, Ladon, for help, and he changed her into a laurel tree. A laurel wreath was awarded as the prize in the Pythian Games, in her honour.
How did the laurel wreath represent Apollo?
Apollo was deeply in love with a mountain nymph named Daphne, who rejected his advances and fled from him. To escape him forever, she was turned into a laurel tree, which Apollo then made sacred, and he made a wreath from the leaves to console himself.
Why is Apollo's symbol a laurel tree?
It was memory of Daphne who fled from him and was transformed into a laurel tree.
What tree was sacred to appollo?
Laurel tree, because Daphne (a nymph) transformed herself into a laurel tree while being pursued by Apollo. Because Apollo loved Daphne and felt remorse, he sanctioned the laurel tree.
In greek mythology daphne became what?
In order to escape the lovestruck sun-god Apollo, the nymph Daphne transformed into a laurel tree.
What type of tree was sacred to Apollo?
The laurel.
