In the myth of Apollo and Daphne, Apollo fell in love with Daphne and pursued her. Fed up with the gods pursuit, Daphne asked her father, the river god Peneus, to save her. He (Peneus) converted her into a laurel bush. Why did Apollo begin pursuing Daphne?

Explanation:

Apollo was heart-broken at the loss of Daphne and to remember her for ever, he made the laurel the symbol of tribute to poets. The laurel became therefore the symbol of the god. Note that Pythia, the priestess in the oracle of Delphi, was chewing leaves of laurel to him

Apollo was struck by a golden arrow of Eros, which made him fall in love with Daphne

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