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Guardians of the Temple
We are in Didim, a small town by the Aegean Coast of Turkey
We feel the mystery of the Apollon’s temple… and listen in amazement to the stories of the snake haired Medusa and the god of prophecy Apollon.
Eros hit Apollon with his arrow, causing Apollon to fall in love with Daphne, who does not love him back.
Apollon, god of prophecy, sees the young Eros, god of love, playing with his bow and arrows and remarks, "What have you to do with warlike weapons? Leave them for hands worthy of them." In retribution for this reproach, Eros wounds Apollon with a golden arrow, causing him to fall in love with the nymph daughter of the river God Peneus. Eros additionally wounds the beautiful nymph Daphne, with a lead arrow, thus insuring she would not be wooed by Apollon's advances. (In fact, the arrow's power was so strong that Daphne forthwith refused all of her lovers.) Regardless of her father Peneus's requests for a son-in-law and grandchildren, Daphne begs to remain unmarried and he grudgingly consents.
Apollon, struck with the golden arrow of love, pleads with Daphne to fulfill his desire. Daphne, repulsed by the idea, begins to flee. Even as she runs, he is more captivated by her beauty. Apollo grows impatient and soon, sped by Eros, gains on her. With slower speed and failing strength, Daphne cries out to her father just as Apollon captures her. Not a moment later, Daphne's skin turns to bark, her hair leaves, her arms branches, her feet roots, and her face a treetop. In only a moment, Peneus protects his daughter by turning her into a laurel tree. After the transformation Apollon still embraces the tree. He cuts off some of her branches and leaves to make a wreath and proclaims the laurel as a sacred tree.
Guardians of the Temple
We are in Didim, a small town by the Aegean Coast of Turkey
We feel the mystery of the Apollon’s temple… and listen in amazement to the stories of the snake haired Medusa and the god of prophecy Apollon.
Eros hit Apollon with his arrow, causing Apollon to fall in love with Daphne, who does not love him back.
Apollon, god of prophecy, sees the young Eros, god of love, playing with his bow and arrows and remarks, "What have you to do with warlike weapons? Leave them for hands worthy of them." In retribution for this reproach, Eros wounds Apollon with a golden arrow, causing him to fall in love with the nymph daughter of the river God Peneus. Eros additionally wounds the beautiful nymph Daphne, with a lead arrow, thus insuring she would not be wooed by Apollon's advances. (In fact, the arrow's power was so strong that Daphne forthwith refused all of her lovers.) Regardless of her father Peneus's requests for a son-in-law and grandchildren, Daphne begs to remain unmarried and he grudgingly consents.
Apollon, struck with the golden arrow of love, pleads with Daphne to fulfill his desire. Daphne, repulsed by the idea, begins to flee. Even as she runs, he is more captivated by her beauty. Apollo grows impatient and soon, sped by Eros, gains on her. With slower speed and failing strength, Daphne cries out to her father just as Apollon captures her. Not a moment later, Daphne's skin turns to bark, her hair leaves, her arms branches, her feet roots, and her face a treetop. In only a moment, Peneus protects his daughter by turning her into a laurel tree. After the transformation Apollon still embraces the tree. He cuts off some of her branches and leaves to make a wreath and proclaims the laurel as a sacred tree.