阿波罗达芙妮英语介绍.pptx

Apollo was the son of Zeus and Leto, twin brother of Artemis. He was the god of music and sun and he is often depicted playing a golden lyre. He was also known as the Archer, far shooting with a silver bow. One of Apollos most important daily tasks was to harness his four-horse chariot, in order to move the sun across the sky.He is a great warrior,too.;LOVE;Daphne is the daughter of the river god Peneus.She was a lovely blooming fairy maiden. Cupid is the god of desire, love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and the war god Mars, and is known in Latin also as Amor (Love). ;The myth says that once Apollo found Cupid, dealing with his bows and arrows. Cupid was using bows to struck people into love. Apollo had just won Python, a horrible earth-dragon , and had got so arrogant from his victory that he abruptly told Cupid to leave war-like weapons to mighty gods like him and stick to his own pastimes, devaluing his duty to inflate love and passion to others. ;This infuriated the headstrong Cupid who decided to take his revenge on the audacious Apollo. Cupid climbed on a rock of Mt Parnassus and unleashed two arrows: one sharp and gold-tipped and another blunt and lead-tipped. ;She was constantly rejecting the love of the glorious Apollo, despite his repeated pleadings and cajoleries. She similarly detested all the other men who were trying to get her;In the meanwhile, Apollo was persistently pursuing Daphne. The poor girl, in order to escape from him and to protect his virginity, pleaded for help from her father, Peneus , who drew back to Daphnes prayers and transformed the nymph into a nice short plant with excellent smell. ;The end;谢谢观看！;Poet Laureate