According to the legend of the Laurel Goddess, Daphne (Laurel Goddess) is a very beautiful goddess who once worshipped Apollo, the eldest son of Zeus. Finally, one day Apollo finally couldn't resist his love for the goddess laurel and pursued her. But because Apollo itself is the sun god, his body gathered a lot of heat energy, which made laurel unbearable, and once he got close, he was in danger of burning his skin. So every time Apollo chased laurel, she would hide. In this way, chasing and hiding, but this is not the way after all, and finally laurel can't stand it, she shouted for help. Her father couldn't stand his daughter suffering so much, so he opened a big crack in the earth. The laurel tree jumped into a big tree and grew out of the crack. From then on, this tree was called laurel. For some reason, Apollo thought that laurel would rather be a tree than be with him. It was not until one day that he suddenly realized that laurel had become a big tree because he was too hot. Apollo vowed to leave a cover for laurel forever. That is the sunspot we know now, the eternal cover left in the heart of the sun god, the cover he left for laurel. ....

Specific story

Once, Apollo saw little love god Cupid playing with bows and arrows. He rudely warned Cupid, "Hey! Bows and arrows are very dangerous things. Children should not play with them casually. Cupid, who first came to little love god, had two very special arrows. Anyone who is hit by his sharp arrow made of gold will immediately ignite the passion of love. If that blunt lead arrow hits people, they will hate love.

Cupid didn't believe what Apollo said. When Apollo wasn't looking, he shot the arrow of love at Apollo. Apollo immediately had a strong desire for love. Just then, a beautiful girl named Daphne came. Naughty Cupid shot a blunt lead arrow at Daphne. Daphne, who was shot by a blunt arrow, immediately had a great dislike for love.

At this time, Apollo, who was shot by the arrow of love, had fallen in love with Daphne deeply and immediately expressed his affection for her. But Daphne was very unhappy and said, "Go away! I hate love! Stay away from me. ? ? "Say, like an antelope ran to the valley. But Apollo didn't lose heart in the pursuit of Daphne. He picked up the harp and played beautiful music. No matter who hears Apollo's piano, he can't help coming to listen to his performance.

Daphne, who was hiding in the mountains, heard the beautiful piano and was intoxicated unconsciously. "Which come so touching piano? I want to see who plays it. " At some point, Daphne was fascinated by the sound of the piano and came to Apollo. Apollo, who was hiding behind a big stone and playing the harp, immediately jumped out and greeted Daphne.

Daphne ran away when she saw Apollo. Arrow chased after him and shouted, "I am not your enemy, nor a fierce beast, nor an unreasonable fool." Why are you avoiding me? " Although Apollo kept shouting at Daphne in the back, Daphne still ignored it and continued to gallop forward.

However, Daphne can't outrun Apollo. After running for a long time, Daphne was exhausted and out of breath. Finally, she fell to the ground and saw that Apollo was about to catch up. Daphne was so anxious that she shouted, "Help! Help! 」

At this time, the river god heard Daphne's cry for help and immediately turned her into a laurel tree with his own divine power. I saw Daphne's hair turned into leaves, her wrists into branches, her legs into trunks, her feet and toes into roots, deeply rooted in the soil.

Apollo saw it and regretted it. He cried sadly with the laurel in his arms, but the laurel kept swinging. Although Daphne has become a laurel, Apollo still loves her. He said to Guishu spoonily, "Although you can't be my wife, I will always love you. I will use your branches and leaves as my laurel, your wood as my harp and your flowers as my bow. At the same time, I will give you eternal youth instead of getting old. 」

Daphne, who became a laurel tree, was deeply moved and nodded her thanks. Perhaps because of Apollo's blessing, laurel is evergreen all year round and is a very popular plant.

Narrative poems related to the goddess laurel

I am Daphne, a natural, frank and independent girl, the daughter of the river god.

Because I like hunting, I often go through the forest.

One day, I was hunting in the forest and Apollo, the sun god, appeared.

Because of Cupid's teasing, Apollo fell in love with me deeply and broke into my world.

And I firmly believe that it will always be pure and perfect, even if Apollo's beauty and wonderful flute sound are unmoved,

I don't love Apollo, I can only run away.

So a chase game began. On the verge of being overtaken by Apollo, I fled to the river.

I called for help from my father, the river god, and my father turned me into a laurel tree.

When Apollo caught up with me, I had become an elegant laurel by the river.

Apollo gave laurel a gentle hug, apologized and said sadly to me:

"I'm beautiful and lovely! You will be my tree,

My victory will be your future patent,

I will weave a crown of victory with your branches, make a harp with your branches, and decorate bows and arrows with your flowers.

Let you stay young forever without worrying about aging. Will you be with those who win? "

Therefore, laurel has become a symbol of victory in the Olympic Games.

The laurel belongs to the evergreen tree, which the Greeks thought was because it was sealed by Apollo's golden mouth.

The laurel of the moon is woven from love, and Daphne symbolizes the dawn.

Apollo's pursuit of Daphne is like the sun's pursuit of dawn and the eternity of love.