Daphne was the daughter of the river god Peneius . She was similar in many ways to the goddess Artemis, in that she was also
a virgin huntress who happily roamed the wilderness. One day, the love god Eros shot a flurry of arrows to taunts from Apollo, the god of prophecy. The first of Eros' arrows was a gold tipped shaft and when it struck Apollo it made him fall immediately in love with Daphne. The second one, however, had a lead tip and caused Daphne to become even more indifferent that she already had been to any lover. Apollo, however, pursued Daphne relentlessly .As she’s about to be caught Daphne called out to her father to save her. Her father a river god unable to oppose Apollo directly ,transformed Daphne into a laurel tree. Thus she could escape Apollo; however the price was being forever imprisoned . Apollo however continued to show his adoration ever after by claiming the Laurel as his tree ,and forever after wearing a crown of Laurel leaves, as he is usually depicted.
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