Apollo, God of Traumatic Transformations… the Many Mythologies of Daphne

Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean

Liv Albert

History, Comedy, Arts

4.8 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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The most famous woman ever turned into a tree: Daphne and her horrible encounters with Apollo. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: Ovid's Metamorphoses, translated by Stephanie McCarter; Theoi.com; Early Greek Myths by Timothy Gantz.

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