The Metamorphoses Summary:Apollo and Daphne
Phoebus Apollo seeks after Daphne a nymph the daughter of Peneus. An arrow that Cupid shot struck Apollo and made him fall in love, and the arrow that makes one reject struck Daphne. She wants to stay a virgin and unmarried. Cupid did this through his wrath at Apollo, because Apollo was criticizing the way he carried his bow and bragged about how he could do a better job. Apollo is determined to get Daphne to love him so they begin a chase throughout the woods. Daphne starts to get tired and she prays to her father to help her. She is then transformed into a laurel tree. Apollo says that he will love the tree forever.
Works Cited
Ovid. Apolo and Daphne. The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces. Ed. Lawall, Sarah and Mack, Maynard. 7th. NY: W.W. Norton & Co., Inc., 1999. 899-902.