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The song tells this story from Ovid's Metamorphosis: the God, Phoebus Apollo, espied and lusted after the beautiful and virtuous nymph Daphne. He pursued her but Daphne ran from him and as she did so, prayed to the chaste Goddess Diana (Apollo's sister). Diana heard Daphne's pleas for help and saved her by turning her into a Bay or Laurel tree. Shakespeare knew the story, for in Taming of the Shrew, he compares Kate to "Daphne roaming through a thorny wood, scratching her legs that one shall swear she bleeds" (Ind.ii.57-58). In A Midsummer Night's Dream though, the situation is turned around, for Helena says "Apollo flies and Daphne holds the chase" (II.i.231)

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Which Apollo mission holds the record for longest time spent in space?

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Which Apollo mission stayed the longest on the moon?

Apollo 17 stayed on the moon the longest, with astronauts Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spending about 75 hours on the lunar surface in December 1972. This mission also holds the record for the longest total lunar surface extravehicular activities (EVAs) time, with over 22 hours spent outside the lunar module.


What Does Apollo Like?

Apollo is very beautiful , he usually has long curly blond hair, a laurel bay leaf crown and sometimes holds a lyre which is like a small harp . He is so pretty , i believe in him but i have not seen him yet because i dont experience spiritual things much.I give him offerings alot and i really love him.


What is the farthest man has explored into space?

The farthest humans have traveled into space is during the Apollo 13 mission, which reached a distance of about 248,655 miles (400,171 kilometers) from Earth in April 1970. This record was set when the spacecraft swung around the far side of the Moon. Additionally, the Apollo 8 mission, which orbited the Moon in December 1968, also reached significant distances from Earth, but Apollo 13 holds the record for the farthest point from our planet.


What does Apollo look like?

Apollo is very beautiful , he usually has long curly blond hair, a laurel bay leaf crown and sometimes holds a lyre which is like a small harp . He is so pretty , i believe in him but i have not seen him yet because i dont experience spiritual things much.I give him offerings alot and i really love him.

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What Does Apollo Like?

Apollo is very beautiful , he usually has long curly blond hair, a laurel bay leaf crown and sometimes holds a lyre which is like a small harp . He is so pretty , i believe in him but i have not seen him yet because i dont experience spiritual things much.I give him offerings alot and i really love him.


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What does Apollo look like?

Apollo is very beautiful , he usually has long curly blond hair, a laurel bay leaf crown and sometimes holds a lyre which is like a small harp . He is so pretty , i believe in him but i have not seen him yet because i dont experience spiritual things much.I give him offerings alot and i really love him.


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