Daphne 6/16 (Gwynn)
she feared getting involved w/ god/marrying
if involved w/ god -> would have to kill child, be exiled, or suffer wrath of othe rgods
Peneus (father) wanted her to marry
Apollo imagined her with nice hair/clothes
she saw him and ran away
realized she couldn’t escape
supplicated to father (river god) -> turned her into a laurel tree
Apollo said victors would be crowned with branches of tree

variations:
cupid - apollo taunted cupid for archery
Zeus changed her into a laurel

themes:
supplication
seduction (usually zeus successful, apollo not)