Apollo and daphne myth pdf

Now phoebus wants daphne to be his mistress, if he can attract her to his love, but daphne has no interest in love. It depicts the basic myth of how eros cupid came to have a bow and arrow and how apollo came to be love stricken with daphne. Such stories serve as a doorway to enter the world of the ancient greeks and romans. Apr 11, 2008 short animation of the greek myth, apollo s tree and a lesson about the literary elements of the story. Key idea eros, god of love, shoots apollo with an arrow causing him to fall in love with the nymph, daphne, who refuses to return apollos love. In apollo and daphne myth, we can see how desire could be destructive. Later, the roman poet ovid does a retelling of this greek legend, which appears in his work metamorphoses. As a class, students will play a guessing game to figure. Aug 20, 2011 as she spoke the arms of apollo seized her, yet, even as his arms met around her waist, lissome and slight as a young willow.

On a whim last week i picked up a copy of thomas bulfinchs mythology from costco. Apollo loves daphne, but she doesnt love him back apollo right and daphne as painted by francesco albani who lived from 1578 to 1660. They will then design a coat of arms with symbols that best represent their personality and interests. Apollo and daphne paintings of nicol wiley online library. In apollo and daphne, cupids arrow is the motif because his arrows does not just symbolises something but also presents a greater meaning. He asked cupid about his heroic weapon that would look good on his chest. The story of apollo s love for daphne dafnee laurel, explaining why the laurel was sacred to him, is one of the most famous and inspiring of all myths because of ovids version. The earliest source of the myth of daphne and apollo is phylarchus, quoted by parthenius. Description baroque lifesized marble housed in galleria borghese, rome. When cupids golden arrow nails apollo, making him fall for daphne, apollo doesnt seem exactly in love with. According to the myth, she was beautiful and her beauty caught the attention of the god apollo.

Displaying all worksheets related to apollo and daphne. One day daphne ran from apollo and apollo captured her. Among the riches of the classical tradition, artists again find inspiration, order, and permanence. Although it did her no harm, this arrow made daphne feel afraid, and she began to run. Okay, so in my latin class i am having to make a prject of the love myths of apollo and daphne. Apollo saw the boy playing with his bow and arrows. Jan 16, 2012 this charming myth talks about the platonic love of god apollo for the beautiful nymph daphne. Phoebus apollo, who had recently killed the serpent phiton. Another example could be taken when cupid wanted to revenge apollo because of his intimidation.

It was not brought about by accident, but by the malice of cupid. Apollo was very proud about killing a dragon when he noticed cupid with his bow. The myth of daphne and apollo or the metamorphosis of the laurel. This reformulation of ovid, while certainly not the only moralizing adaptation of the work, is the most thorough and provides a compelling basis for later appropriations of the apollo and daphne myth. Completing the program is the love story of apollo and the nymph, daphne. Metamorphoses apollo and daphne summary book reports. The ancient greek myth of apollo and daphne has been adapted as a musical comedy and includes a cd with the soundtrack.

This tree still grows in greece, and is called the laurel of apollo. All the gods murmured aloud and, zealously and eagerly, demanded punishment of. It is said that daphne was the first love of apollo but unfortunately the girl never responded his love. Ovid, metamorphoses 1 theoi classical texts library. This is a basic readers theatre script for 7 characters following the mythological story of apollo, eros, and daphne. In apollo and daphne, bernini depicts the crucial moment in ovids.

Its believed that daphne has to sacrifice her body and turn into a tree as this was the only way she could avoid apollos sexual advances. Purely for the inspiration it might give me for my writing. H yacinthus was the son of the muse clio and the king of macedonia pierus. Then, he further shot apollo with a gold tipped arrow that made him fall in deep love with the. Once the god apollo made fun of eros, the god of love. A new novel that reimagines the myth of daphne and apollo points toward the roman poet ovid as a. It was not usual or possible for a nymph or a mortal woman in the greek mythology to resist to the love of a god, but daphne did so and in fact, she lost her life trying to escape this love. Doc apollo and daphne in myth and visual arts michael. On this situation daphne asked help from peneus daphne s father peneus change daphne to bay tree daphne tree forever. The greek myth of apollo and daphne has been told and retold for thousands of years. Apollo says that he will wear a crown of laurel on his head and decorate his bow and lyre a harplike musical instrument with laurel leaves.

Apollo and daphne, applied psychoanalysis, fetish, metamorphoses, metamorphosis, metaphor, mourning, myth, nicolas poussin, ovid. Analysis of apollo and daphne themes by phd students from stanford, harvard, berkeley. The marriage of hera and zeus the myth of chelone greek mythology see u in history duration. For instance, because of apollo s sexual desire towards daphne, daphne was forced to turn into a tree to escape from apollo. Apollo was a very great archer and he loves to praise himself. Bulfinchs version of the story of apollo and daphne. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. The myth of apollo and daphne begins with an exchange of words between apollo and cupid. I chose it essentially because the story is one of the shortest. His most celebrated work is the metamorphoses, a poem in 15 books recounting stories from greek and roman myth. The charm of the apollo and daphne myth inspires admiration, particularly in its amatory facet, the aspect. Ovids metamorphoses opens in book 1 with an erotic pastoral scene between apollo and daphne.

Her feet took root in the soft, damp earth by the river. The myth says that once apollo, the god of light and poetry, found eros, who is nowadays known as cupid, dealing with his bows and arrows. Dec 03, 2012 yet in order to gain a deeper understanding of the meaning by the sculpture, one must first understand the myth that inspired it. Once the god apollo made fun of eros, equivalent to cupid the god of love. According to the myth, apollo mocked cupid, and as revenge, cupid shot two arrows. Apollo, a great archer, was very conceited, and one day he saw eros, a fellow archer. The vineyard is not barren and artists continue to harvest its riches. Apollo and daphne is a story from ancient greek mythology, retold by hellenistic and roman. Ovid was a latin poet who flourished in rome in the late c1st b. It was not usual or possible for a nymph or a mortal woman in the greek mythology to resist to the love of a god, but daphne did so and in fact. A summary of part two, chapters iii in edith hamiltons mythology. She was loved by the god apollo who pursued her until she grew exhausted and cried out to gaea for help. But eros shot daphne with a leaden arrow so she could never love apollo back. Short animation of the greek myth, apollo s tree and a lesson about the literary elements of the story.

It all had started when apollo decided to make fun of cupid about how hes just a child, and his weapons are nothing in comparison to those of apollos. Daphne s only choice in escaping what appears to be an impending rape is to become a tree. Myth of apollo and daphne roman and greek gods and. Apollo and daphne bedtime and campfire stories from way, way back in the day thomas bullfinchs famous version of the story. A dactyl consists of one long syllable and two short syllables. This is a differentiated comprehension exercise based on the version in the orchard book of greek myths by geraldine mccaughrean. This statue was inspired by the ovidian myth of apollo and daphne. Apollo was struck by an arrow, which caused him to become infatuated with daphne, while daphne became repulsed by all things related to love. Apollo and daphne 6 epic, we should certainly consider at least the possibility that it was the metamorphoses that so. Ovids metamorphoses july 30, 2009 in premodern art and society tags. The myth narrates the love story between the god of sun, apollo and the nymph daphne. Favorite greek myths the light which comes from the sun, while helios was the god of the sun itself. Apollo and daphne the myth of apollo and daphne is about a god who falls in love with a water nymph.

Dactylos, is the greek word for digit, as in finger or toe. Th e rays of sunlight, which might sometimes be seen across a dark cloud, were apollos golden arrows. He fell in love with her not by accident, but by the fury of cupid. The myth of apollo and daphne by lauren ennamorato on prezi. Cupids arrow, the golden and lead tipped arrows would make people fall in love and hate each other respectively. There was a need to explain natural events, disasters and events in history. Apollo and daphne facts and information about the famous story in ancient greek mythology. The roman poet ovids version, which is included in his metamorphoses, is probably the most famous, but it is far from the only one. He has also been referred to as the god of music, poetry, art, medicine, knowledge, plague and archery. If that is the case, then the painting has a whole new meaning, which could be unrequited love. Daphne s father, peneus, turned her into a laurel tree when he heard that she did not want to leave home to be with apollo.

In apollo and daphne, the god deals with eros cupid, a god depicted as. Eros was angry, and shot a golden arrow at apollo, making him fall in love with the nymph daphne the virgin. Apollo and daphne april 27, 2017 may 9, 2017 philosophicaltherapist on a whim last week i picked up a copy of thomas bulfinchs mythology from costco. Her fragrant hair, her soft white arms, her tender body all changed as the sungod touched them. Students will be introduced to the greek myth of apollo and daphne by critically analyzing the painting apollo pursuing daphne by tiepolo. Apollo collected daphne leaves from the tree and he made a crown from these leaves and apollo always wore this crown. Nov 03, 2009 in case you are unfamiliar of the myth, heres a summary. He declares that he will never forget daphne and makes the laurel his sacred tree.

What is the moral of the greek myth of daphne and apollo. This twin narrative of pursuit and of resistance appears through both masculine and feminine perspectives simultaneously. It pleases her more to follow tracks in the woods, and to hunt wild beasts. Apollo and daphne the myth of apollo and daphne the mythical story of apollo and daphne by lilian stoughton hyde the myth of apollo and daphne one day cupid, the little god of love, sat on the bank of a river, playing with his arrows. It all had started when apollo decided to make fun of cupid about how hes just a child, and his weapons are nothing in comparison to those of apollo s. She was the daughter of either the river god peneus and creusa, or the river god ladon. Traditionally, the special position of the laurel was connected with apollos love for daphne, the beautiful daughter of a river. As apollo lustfully pursues daphne, she is saved through her metamorphosis and confinement into the laurel tree which can be seen as an act of eternal chastity. This pdf is a short 14page commentary 7 x 10 inch of ovids daphne and apollo with 10 lines of latin per page and all corresponding vocabulary and notes below the text.

This charming myth talks about the platonic love of god apollo for the beautiful nymph daphne. Unlike with baucis and philemon, however, daphne becomes a plant in order to be saved from a god. Apollo and daphne the greek myth story of daphne and apollo. Students will conduct a close reading of the myth apollo and daphne as told by. Phoebus apollo, who had recently killed the serpent phiton, mocked him and said, owhy do you have that bow hanging from your.

So apollo followed her while she ran away, until she came to the. Apollo, arrogant at the serpent having been conquered. I looked around, but didnt fully understand the question. The goddess transformed into a laurel tree which apollo then adopted as his sacred plant. Kids learn about the god apollo of greek mythology including his symbols, special powers, birth, twin sister artemis, oracle of delphi, trojan war, daphne and the laurel tree, and fun facts. The short story and myth of apollo and daphne the myth about apollo and daphne is featured in the book entitled the story of apollo and daphne is featured in the book entitled favorite greek myths by lilian stoughton hyde, published in 1904 by d. The story of apollos love for daphne dafnee laurel, explaining why the laurel was sacred to him, is one of the most famous and inspiring of all myths because of ovids version. His two other myth themed works were the fasti and the heroides. We debated over whether we should label this theme lust instead of love. Apollo and daphne in myth daphne was apollo s first love. The myth of daphne provides another example of a human becoming a plant. Worksheets are apollo and daphne, favorite greek myths, time and narrative activities, orpheus and eurydice, mythology project with quiz 2010, greek mythology and the forms of energy, art periods dates chief artists and major works, the project gutenberg ebook of bulfinchs mythology the.

A book of mythsapollo and daphne wikisource, the free. In greek mythology daphne was a naiadnymph of the river ladon of arcadia or the peneus in thessaly. In greek mythology, apollo was the god of light, and it was his job to pull the sun across the sky in his 4horse chariot every day. Apollo was the son of zeus the god of thunder and leto. The myth apollo and daphne speaks of a god and a nymph, who were both struck my a cupids arrow. He was considered to be the companion of both the greek god apollo and zephyrus, the god of the winds. Eros was angry, and shot a golden arrow at apollo, making him fall in love with the nymph daphne. Apollo used his powers of eternal youth and immortality to make daphnes laurel leaves evergreen. The transformation of the myth of apollo and daphne in literary treatments from ovid through the spanish golden age are studied in theme and variation, showing how the protean figures of the myth meant different things to different ages, each age fashioning the lovers in its own image. Apollo, the greekroman god of music, poetry, art, the sun and a great warrior, mocked the god of love, eros cupid, for his use of bow and arrow, as apollo is also patron of archery. Daphne, in greek mythology, the personification of the laurel greek daphne, a tree whose leaves, formed into garlands, were particularly associated with apollo q. However, after reading out a story to a friend it occurred to me it might be amusing to share my analysis of the characters from a therapists perspective.

Daphne is specifically afraid of losing her virginity and thereby her virtue. As a result, apollo was in love with daphne, but she despised him. The slime with which the earth was covered by the waters of the flood produced an excessive fertility, which called forth every variety of production, both bad and good. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of mythology and what it means. The myth of apollo and daphne has been examined as a battle between chastity daphne and sexual desire apollo. As far back as homer, most greek and latin epic poetry is composed in dactylic hexameter, and the metamorphoses is no exception. Eros was the sun of aphrodite, and his arrows were know for either making their target falling love, or hate the idea of love.