Daphne's Multiple Meanings Intro

Have you ever had someone try to court you, but you did not like them? Were you chased by that special someone, then screamed for your father's help, then get turned into a tree, probably because your father freaked out and did something spontaneously? Well, the last part probably didn't happen, but the story of Daphne is something we can relate to on multiple levels. On a physical level, this is the story of why Apollo's tree is the laurel. On a Social level, it describes why people live with the god's debauchery back in ancient times. And finally, the story talks on the psychological about why we some times don't want to be loved by anyone.