Apollo afterwards wore the laurel tree branch as a wreath upon his head.
Daphne
Daphne prayed to her father Peneus or in other versions, Gaia, to be turned into a tree to spur Apollo's advances.
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.
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.
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.
The nymph, nod goddess, Daphne was changed into a tree in order to escape Apollo who was pursuing her.
Daphne.
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.
To protect her from Apollo
The nymph, nod goddess, Daphne was changed into a tree in order to escape Apollo who was pursuing her.
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
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