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Apollo afterwards wore the laurel tree branch as a wreath upon his head.

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Who was a nymph pursued by Apollo and turned into a tree?

Daphne


Who turned daphne into a tree?

Daphne prayed to her father Peneus or in other versions, Gaia, to be turned into a tree to spur Apollo's advances.


How does Apollo honor Daphne?

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.


How is Apollo and the Laurel tree related?

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.


How long were Apollo and daphne together?

They never were together. Eros(a.k.a Cupid) was mad with Apollo because he'd been teasing him. He got revenge with Apollo by shotting him with a gold arrow (to make him fall in love with Daphne, the nymph) and shot Daphne with a lead arrow (to make her loathe him, that, and she was chaste). Apollo chased after her and she begged for her father's help (Peneus)and he turned her into a laurel tree. Apollo swore to 'keep her' by his side, thus, why we see him and a laurel crown.


What god put down roots and turned into a tree?

The nymph, nod goddess, Daphne was changed into a tree in order to escape Apollo who was pursuing her.


Who ran from Apollo and turned into a laurel?

Daphne.


Why was the laurel tree sacred to Apollo?

In Greek mythology, the laurel tree was sacred to Apollo because it was believed to have been created by the god to commemorate the story of Daphne, a nymph whom Apollo pursued. When Daphne prayed to her father, the river god Peneus, for help, he transformed her into a laurel tree to protect her from Apollo's advances. As a result, Apollo declared the laurel tree sacred and used its leaves to make a wreath symbolizing victory and honor.


Why does daphne's father turn daphne into a laural tree?

To protect her from Apollo


What Greek god put down roots and turned into a tree?

The nymph, nod goddess, Daphne was changed into a tree in order to escape Apollo who was pursuing her.


What did daphne change into?

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


Is there any myth about Apollo?

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