#METOO
First off, Helen Morales seems like such a great author, and we would probably get along. Reading her work after reading Ovid's Metamorphosis was an interesting switch in perspective. Apollo is so captivated by Daphne's beauty, he just HAS to have her. She runs away because she has no desire to be with anyone, and seems to want to be alone forever. Apollo lusts so heavily because of Cupid's arrow that struck him, while Daphne got an opposite kind of arrow. The imagery of her turning into a tree just to escape his rape was very strong and emotion provoking. It was further disturbing because even after she transformed, Apollo was still listing ways he could have her like taking her leaves for a crown. Laurel leaves later became a staple symbol in Greek culture, and the average citizen probably didn't know the dark history behind them.