"Since you cannot be my bride, you shall at least be my tree. My hair, my lyre, my quiver shall always be entwined with you, O laurel." (Apollo, from Ovid's "Metamorphoses ")
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Showing posts with label myth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label myth. Show all posts
25.4.10
Arbor Day: Daphne
Spotted in the Bellevue woods on Arbor Day...
"Since you cannot be my bride, you shall at least be my tree. My hair, my lyre, my quiver shall always be entwined with you, O laurel." (Apollo, from Ovid's "Metamorphoses ")
Bernini
"Since you cannot be my bride, you shall at least be my tree. My hair, my lyre, my quiver shall always be entwined with you, O laurel." (Apollo, from Ovid's "Metamorphoses ")
Bernini
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