Myth of the Laurel Tree
Daphne was Apollo's first love and he longed to have her for his very own, but Daphne was a wood nymph and loved only her beloved forest, through which she would roam all day long. She did not want the love of this young god of the sun, and would not listen to his pleading word one day apollo spied her wandering here and there in the woods and followed her.poor Daphne saw him and ran away as fast as she could, for she did not want to talk to him. But soon growing tired and seeing Apollo coming n
