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Key words£ºEros/Cupid,
Apollo, Daphne, laurel |
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Genre£ºMyth |
Topic£ºLaurel
of Apollo |
Words:
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ESL, English,
Story, Tale, Legend, Folktale, Myth,
Fable, Learning, Teaching |
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Eros shot the leaden-pointed arrow straight at
Daphne¡¯s heart.
With the golden one he struck Apollo. |
Apollo, Daphne, and the
laurel
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Author£ºUnknown |
Source£ºwww.idealsohbet.com
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Nation£ºGreek |
Date£º2008-9-25 |
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(Daphne
chased by Apollo by Tiepolo)
One day Eros (counterpart of the
Roman Cupid), the son of
Aphrodite (counterpart of the Roman Venus),
sat on the bank of a river, playing with his bow and arrows. The
arrows were very tiny. Some of them had points of gold and the
others points of lead. With the former Eros shot love into
people¡¯s hearts; with the latter he shot fear into them.
Just then Apollo, the great
sun-god, happened to walk along the bank of the same river and
when he saw Eros at his play, he laughed at him and said, ¡°Ho!
What are such little arrows as these good for?¡±
Eros¡¯s feelings were very much
hurt at this. He said nothing, but decided to use his arrows on
Apollo. So he drew out two arrows a leaden one and a golden one.
Looking all about him for some mark for his arrow, he saw
Daphne, the daughter of the river-god, walking through a grove.
Eros shot the leaden-pointed arrow straight at Daphne¡¯s heart.
With the golden one he struck Apollo.
As soon as Apollo saw Daphne, he
loved her very much, but she was afraid and ran away. Apollo ran
after her, calling that there was nothing to fear, but she would
not stop running .The faster Apollo followed, the faster Daphne
ran. She ran till she came to the bank of her father¡¯s river,
and she was so tired that she could run no farther. She called
to her father for help. The river-god heard her, and before
Apollo could overtake her, changed her into a tree, a beautiful
tree with glossy evergreen leaves and pink blossoms as beautiful
own cheeks.
When Apollo
came up with Daphne, there she stood on the bank of the river,
not a nymph any longer, but a beautiful tree. Apollo gathered
some of the leaves and made himself a wreath of its evergreen
leaves, which he always wore for Daphne¡¯s sake. This tree still
grows in Greece and is called the Laurel of Apollo.
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Discussion£º
1. What were Eros's two
kinds of arrows for?
2. Why did Eros decide to
use his arrows on Apollo?
3. Why did Daphne run away
when she saw Apollo?
4. Why was Daphne changed
into a tree?
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