Apollo-and-Daphne-阿波罗和达芙妮-希腊神话

APPLLOANDDAPHNEDOYOU?Doyourememberthesong“laurelgoddess”sungbySHE?Doyouknowthelaureltreewhichusuallyrelatedwiththelove?And,didyoueverseenthefamoussculpture?Apollo阿波罗:Asweallknow,ApolloisthemostwidelyadmiredgodamongtheOlympiangods.HeisthesonofZeus(宙斯)andLeto（勒托）.Heisthegodofsunandthegodofmusicandpoetry.AsApolloisanenergeticandhandsomeman,heiswelcomedandbelovedbymanybeautifulgoddesses.ButthelovestorybetweenApolloandDaphneisaveryappealingandattractiveone.Daphne达芙妮:（DaphnemeansLaurelinGreek.）Daphneisalovelybloomingfairymaiden.SheisthedaughteroftherivergodPeneus(帕尼尔斯).Eros艾罗斯:Thelovestorybetweenthemmaybeconsideredasatragedy.AndtheculpritisEros,thegodoflove,whoisbetterknownbyhisLatinname---Cupid（丘比特）.Oneday,thelittleEros,satonthebankoftheriver,playingwithhisbowandarrows.Thearrowswereverytiny,somehadpointsofgold,andothershaspointsoflead(铅).Atthattime,Apollosawhimandsaid,Whathaveyoutodowithwarlikeweapons,saucyboy?Leavethemforhandsworthyofthem.andfeelingveryproudofhisvictory.EroswasveryangrywithApollo,sohedecidedtorevenge(V.报复)Apollo.EroswoundsApollowithagoldenarrow,whichcausedApollotofallinlovewithDaphne.Then,ErosadditionallywoundsDaphnewithaleadenarrow,thusinsuringshewouldnotbewooedbyApollo'sadvances.ApollolovesDaphneandpleadswithDaphnetofulfillhisdesire.Daphnebeginstoflee.AndApollogrowsimpatientandsoon,spedbyEros,gainsonher.Withslowerspeedandfailingstrength,DaphnecriesouttoherfatherjustasApollocapturesher.Notamomentlater,Daphne'sskinturnstobark,herhairleaves,herarmsbranches,herfeetroots,andherfaceatreetop.Afterthetransformation,Apollowasverysad,butstillloveDaphnedeeply.So,heoftenembraces(拥抱)thetree.Andhecutsoffsomeofherbranchesandleavestomakeawreath(花环)andproclaims（宣告）thelaurelasasacred（神圣的）tree.Oneunderstandingofthelovestory:Daphnesymbolizesthedawn.AndApollochasesDaphneasthesunchasesdawnwhichindicatesthepursuitofforeverlove.COUSTOU,GuillaumeIDaphne1713-14Marble,height132cmMuséeduLouvre,ParisCOUSTOU,NicolasApollo1711-14Marble,height135cmMuséeduLouvre,ParisLEFÈVRE,RobertPaulineasDaphneFleeingfromApolloc.1810Oiloncanvas,119x105cmPrivatecollectionMARATTI,CarloApolloChasingDaphne1681Oiloncanvas,221,2x224cmMuséesRoyauxdesBeaux-Arts,BrusselsPOUSSIN,NicolasApolloandDaphne1625Oiloncanvas,97x131cmAltePinakothek,MunichPOLLAIUOLO,AntoniodelApolloandDaphne-Temperaonwood,30x20cmNationalGallery,LondonPOUSSIN,NicolasApolloandDaphne1664Oiloncanvas,155x200cmMuséeduLouvre,ParisTIEPOLO,GiovanniBattistaApolloandDaphne1744-45Oiloncanvas,96x79cmMuséeduLouvre,ParisTREVISANI,FrancescoApolloandDaphne-Oiloncanvas,73x60cmTheHermitage,St.PetersburgBERNINI,GianLorenzoApolloandDaphne1622-25Carraramarble,height243cmGalleriaBorghese,RomeBERNINI,GianLorenzoApolloandDaphne1622-25Carraramarble,height243cmGalleriaBorghese,Rome