Daphne
Daphne
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.
In order to escape the lovestruck sun-god Apollo, the nymph Daphne transformed into a 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.
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.
Daphne was a Naiad nymph of the river Peneios in Thessalia or the Ladon of Arkadia. She was loved by the god Apollo who pursued her until she grew exhausted, cried out for help and was transformed into a laurel tree. This tree then became a sacred symbol of Apollo.
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.
Daphne was a Naiad nymph of the river Peneios in Thessalia or the Ladon of Arkadia. She was loved by the god Apollo who pursued her until she grew exhausted, cried out for help and was transformed into a laurel tree. This tree after became sacred to Apollo.
Daphne wasn't a goddess, she was a nymph, and she didn't die, she was turned into a Laurel tree.
Daphne is the laurel tree. That is what she became, not a symbol.
DAPHNE was a Naiad nymph of the river Peneios in Thessalia or the Ladon of Arkadia. She was loved by the god Apollon who pursued her until she grew exhausted, cried out to Gaia for help and was transformed into a laurel tree.
In Greek mythology, Daphne was a nymph who was turned into a laurel tree while attempting to escape the advances of the god Apollo. so, she wasn't really a greek god, but only a nymph.