Apolo e Dafne - day 3 from Sketchember

“If you cannot be my wife, you’ll be my sacred tree” - Apollo.

“What are you doing with these dangerous weapons? You naughty child?! ” Apollo should never have said that to Eros.
The God of Love is vindictive and he would not let this offense go unnoticed. Eros hit Apollo with one of his golden arrows, causing him to fall head over heels in love with the first person he met, in this case being the Naiad Dafne, daughter of Peneus, the God-river. On the other hand, Eros hit Daphne with a lead arrow, making her feel disgusted by whoever she saw first. When the god of music went to declare himself to the nymph, she immediately repelled him. Apollo spent days chasing the girl. Tired of running away from the God, she begged her father for help. He, pitying for his daughter's situation, turned her into a laurel. The God of the arts was heartbroken, and in his lament he cries out: "If you cannot be my wife, you will be my sacred tree." From then on, Apollo always carried a bouquet of laurels.