"Daphne" in Greek means "laurel tree". In "Aesthetic Appreciation of Ancient Greek Mythology" there is a love story about the sun god Apollo and the river god's daughter Daphne. It is said that this story elaborates 1,000 philosophies about love. Everyone will have their own unique experiences because of their own. views and feelings. The story goes that one time Apollo saw the little Cupid playing with a bow and arrow. He warned Cupid rudely: "Hey, bows and arrows are very dangerous things. Children should not play with them casually." It turned out that Cupid, the little god of love, had two very special arrows. Anyone who is shot by him with the sharp arrow made of gold will immediately be ignited with the passion for love. Anyone who is hit by the leaden arrow will hate love very much. Cupid was very dissatisfied when Apollo said this. When Apollo was not paying attention, he shot the arrow of love at Apollo with a whizzing sound. Apollo immediately had a strong desire for love in his heart. At this time, a beautiful girl named Daphne came. The naughty Cupid shot the blunt arrow made of lead at Daphne. Daphne, who was hit by the blunt arrow, immediately became very disgusted with love. At this time, Apollo, who was shot by the arrow of love, had fallen deeply in love with Daphne and immediately expressed his admiration for her. But Daphne said unhappily: "Go away, I hate love! Stay away from me!" As she said that, she galloped away into the valley like an antelope. But Apollo was not discouraged in his pursuit of Daphne. He took the harp and played beautiful tunes. No matter who heard Apollo's music, they could not help but come to him and listen to his playing. Daphne, who was hiding in the mountains, heard the beautiful sound of the piano and was intoxicated without knowing it. She followed the sound of the piano and came to Apollo. Apollo, who was playing his harp behind a big rock, jumped out immediately and stepped forward to hug Daphne. Daphne saw Apollo and ran away. Apollo chased after him hard and shouted loudly: "I am not your enemy, nor a ferocious beast, nor an unreasonable man, why are you avoiding me?" Although Apollo kept shouting to Daphne from behind. , Daphne still pretended not to hear and continued to run forward. However, no matter how fast Daphne ran, she could not outrun Apollo. After running for a long time, Daphne was exhausted and out of breath. Finally she fell to the ground. Seeing that Apollo was about to catch up, Daphne shouted anxiously: "Help! Help!" At this time, the father, the river god (Peneus), heard his daughter's cry for help and immediately used his divine power to save her. Becomes a laurel tree. I saw Daphne's hair turned into leaves, her wrists turned into branches, her two legs turned into tree trunks, and her two feet and toes turned into tree roots, which were deeply embedded in the soil. Apollo saw this and was filled with regret. He hugged the laurel tree sadly and said: "Although you failed to become my wife, I will always love you. I will use your branches and leaves to make my laurel crown, your wood to make my harp, and your Flowers decorate my bow. At the same time, I want to give you eternal youth and never grow old." After hearing this, Daphne, who turned into a laurel tree, was deeply moved and nodded in gratitude. Perhaps due to the blessing of Apollo, the laurel tree remained green all year round and was a very popular plant. The laurel edge became a symbol of Olympic victory. The laurel crown is woven with love, Daphne symbolizes the dawn, Apollo chases Daphne just like the sun chases the dawn, and the eternal pursuit of love.