Daphne was a nymph who loved her freedom Because of her extreme beauty she attracted the attention and the amorous ardor of the god Apollo. But she refused divine love and began to flee. Apollo chased her but shortly before reaching her the girl begged her parents, the river god Ladon and her mother, the naiad Creusa, to save her. The Gods listened to the prayer and behold, in a moment, the young girl was transformed into a plant. the LAURO or LAURO.
“A heavy numbness gripped her limbs, a thin bark closed on her chest, her hair turned into leaves, her arms into branches, her feet in a moment were blocked and quickly turned into roots, her face was lost. Alone. its shining beauty was left unaltered “
The god, now powerless, decided to make this plant evergreen and to consider it sacred to him and to represent a sign of glory to be placed on the heads of the best of men, the most capable of exalting deeds.
1 comment