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Apollo and Daphne by Bernini
Apollo and Daphne by Bernini In order to fully appreciate the sculpture of Apollo and Daphne by Bernini, we need to understand the myth that it represents from Ovid 's Metamorphoses. The story of Daphne is an example of an etiological myth one that is strongly explanatory of why certain things in their culture were a certain way. The gods were known for punishing mortals for offending them, but occasionally they punished each other. The gods were a vengeful, and they did not take kindly to being insulted, by mortal or god. Apollo made the mistake of insulting one of his fellow immortals. Apollo was a great archer, but sometimes he was a little full of himself. One day he caught sight of Eros (Roman/Cupid), the son of Aphrodite. Eros was also an archer, and his arrows were responsible for causing love and lust in a person 's heart. Apollo teased young Eros, putting down his abilities as an archer, claiming that one so small could really make no difference with his arrows. Angry at this insult, Eros shot two arrows, one tipped in gold, one blunted and tipped with lead. The arrow dipped in gold had the power to create insatiable lust in a person, while the other created absolute abhorrence towards all things romantic and passionate. The unfortunate soul who was struck with that arrow would have no desire to love anyone. The arrow dipped in gold struck Apollo, but the arrow dipped in lead struck Daphne. Daphne was the daughter of the river god Peneus. Apollo chased down the maiden, desperate for her love, but she wanted nothing to do with him, and she ran from him endlessly. Soon, she was tired of running from Apollo and knew he would ultimately catch her. Daphne was afraid and she called her father for help. As all gods of water possess the ability of transformation, Peneus transformed his daughter into a laurel tree. Suddenly her legs took root, and her arms grew into long and slender branches. Apollo reached the laurel tree, and, still loving Daphne,


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