Once, Apollo saw little love god Cupid shooting an arrow. He laughed at Cupid's arrow, which was like a toy and could not make achievements. Cupid was very angry when he heard these words, so he took out his arrow and shot a golden arrow at Apollo when he was not looking. At this moment, a beautiful girl named Daphne happened to pass by, and Cupid shot a lead arrow at Daphne.
Apollo, who was shot by a golden arrow, immediately fell in love, and his heart ignited a passion for love. He is deeply in love with Daphne, but Daphne, who was shot with a lead arrow, hates love very much. Apollo immediately expressed his affection for Daphne, but Daphne said that she hated love so much that she ran away immediately. Apollo didn't lose heart. He took out his harp and played a tune. Apollo's piano sound has a special magical function: no matter who hears his piano sound, he can't help coming to his side and listening to his performance carefully. Daphne in hiding is no exception. She couldn't help walking towards the big stone where Apollo was hiding. Apollo wanted to hug Daphne when he saw her. Daphne ran away, but how could she outrun Apollo? Finally, when Apollo tried to catch up with Daphne, Daphne shouted for help, which happened to be heard by the river god, so the river god used his power to turn Daphne into a laurel tree. Apollo was very sorry after seeing it. Although Daphne became a laurel tree, Apollo still loved her deeply. He is infatuated with laurel and says,
"Although you can't be my wife, I will love you forever. I will use your branches and leaves as my laurel, your wood as my harp and your flowers as my bow. At the same time, I will give you eternal youth, not old. 」
Perhaps because of Apollo's blessing, laurel trees are evergreen all year round.