Ecce Daphne!

Because of an argument, Cupid pierced the flesh of the god Apollo with an arrow that made him hot with love for Daphne, daughter of a river god.

Ah, but the wily Cupid had pierced Daphne with an opposite arrow that made her flee any thought of men, lovers and marriage. No amount of pleading by Apollo persuaded her for, after all, Cupid’s arrow had hit its mark.

During one of their chases, Daphne, exhausted and almost caught, called to her father to rid her of the body Apollo found so attractive.

Instantly she grew to the earth, her hair turning to leaves, her arms barked branches. She was laurel. Still in love, Apollo embraced the laurel tree and pledged it as his symbol. Thenceforth, winners at games, victorious generals, and the heads of Emperors all wore the sacred laurel.

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