To protect her from Apollo
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
Daphne prayed to her father Peneus or in other versions, Gaia, to be turned into a tree to spur Apollo's advances.
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.
While running away from the god Apollo, Daphne prayed for help, and was transformed into a laurel tree.
Daphne IS the laurel tree.
Daphne turned into a laurel with the help of her father a river god as Apollo was chasing her. After this the laurel became sacred to Apollo and was give to the winners in competitions in Greece especially in the Olympics
Apollo's most famous nymph lover was Daphne. In Greek mythology, Daphne was a nymph who caught Apollo's eye, but she prayed to her father, a river god, to transform her into a laurel tree to escape Apollo's advances.
Daphne's father was Peneus, a river god in Greek mythology. He was often depicted as a powerful deity associated with rivers and water. In the myth, Peneus transformed Daphne into a laurel tree to protect her from the advances of Apollo, who had fallen in love with her. This transformation symbolizes both her desire for freedom and the enduring nature of her legacy.
Daphne is the laurel tree. That is what she became, not a symbol.
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.
Variation of the Greek name, Daphne (Greek: Δάφνη) meaning "laurel" According to the Greek myth, Daphne was a nymp who was transformed into a laurel tree by her father to protect her from the pursuits of Apollo
Daphne Oberon has written: 'The ghost tree'