Apollo, the most beautiful of the Olympian gods, patron of the arts, music and medicine, fell in love with the nymph Daphne, due to an arrow shot by Eros. By intervention of another Eros’s arrow, the young nymph did not return the god’s love enthusiasm and ran away. Apollo pursued the nymph while she asked her father, Peneus, to transform her into a laurel tree.
This would thus become Apollo’s favorite tree.
Apolo, o mais belo dos deuses do Olimpo, patrono das artes, música e medicina, apaixonou-se pela ninfa Dafne, devido a seta lançada por Eros. Por intervenção doutra flecha de Eros a jovem não correspondeu ao seu entusiasmo amoroso e fugiu. O deus correu para apanhar a ninfa e esta pediu a Peneu, seu pai, que a transformasse em loureiro. Esta passou a ser a árvore predilecta de Apolo.
John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)-'Apollo and Daphne'-oil on canvas Private collection
Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665)-'Apollo and Daphne'-oil on canvas-1625 Paris-Musée du Louvre
Antonio del Pollaiuolo (1443-1496)-'Apollo and Daphne'-oil on canvas-(1470-1480) London-National Gallery
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770)-'Apollo pursuing Daphne'-oil on canvas-(1755-1760) Paris-Musée du Louvre
Cornelis de Vos (1584-1651)-'Apollo chasing Daphne'-oil on canvas Madrid-Museo del Prado
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