Apollo and Daphne

outrageous behavior. Ovid’s Metamorphoses satirically portrays the gods during their episodes of bad behavior. In the tale “Apollo and Daphne” Ovid focuses on the despicable nature of the god Apollo as he attempts to capture the nymph Daphne in order to have sex with her. This is especially shocking as Daphne has chosen to remain a virgin for the entirety of her life. Apollo’s lust for Daphne is shown to have terrible effects. She becomes objectified and is stripped of her humanity. The gods played a major

Apollo According to the Greek poet Hesiod, “Apollo is the son of the Olympian Zeus and Titan Leto who is the goddess of dark nights. Artemis is his twin sister, who is also an Olympian”(Hesiod). He is the god of sun, light, music, and prophecy. Besides, he is also the god for both medicine and healing. Apollo is associated with medicine and healing through his son, Asclepius. Yet, he could bring ill health and deadly plague (Houle 34). He is feared as he is able to bring ill health to mortals. Apollo

tale of Daphne and Apollo, Apollo’s arrogance costs the nymph Daphne her life (as a human). Apollo’s conceit is evident to Cupid from the start, and so he commences his revenge by drawing “forth two weapons of differing purposes”. One arrow is meant to create feelings of intense love and infatuation, while the other is meant to create a feeling of fear and repugnance for the lover. Cupid shoots these arrows at Apollo and Daphne (respectively), and so the drama begins. Apollo chases Daphne relentlessly

Apollo and Dafne is a life-sized hand carved marble sculpture created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini between 1622 and 1625. It represents Apollo (God of Light and Poetry) and a river nymph named Daphne. It is kept at the Galleria Borghese, Rome (Italy). This sculpture is inspired by a tale from book I of Ovid's Metamorphosis. Daphne was Apollo's first love. It was no accident, but by the evil intentions of Cupid. Apollo saw cupid with a bow and arrows and made fun of him feeling confident after defeating

two sculptors who use the human form as a basis of their artwork. The first sculpture “Apollo and Daphne” by Gian Lorenzo Bernini was created in 1622 and portrays a Romanian story. Where as “Two Women” by Ron Mueck is a hyper realistic sculpture made by an Australian contemporary artist. Gian Lorenzo Bernini was a traditional sculptor that was born in 1598 and created art pieces such as “Apollo and Daphne” for well-known churches in Rome. On the other hand, Ron Mueck is a contemporary sculptor

The Greek tale behind Bernini’s marble sculpture begins when Apollo, the god and great warrior fell in love with the beautiful nymph, Daphne. Conversely, Daphne was a protofeminist, and refused to succumb to his, or any man’s advances, instead preferring to remain a virgin and spend her life wandering the woods. When Apollo, with some help from Eros, was fairly close to catching her, Daphne pleaded with her father, Peneus to save her, which he does by turning her into a laurel tree. The depiction

According to the stories "Apollo and Daphne" and "Phaëthon," hubris has major consequences, but the narrative about Phaethon better emphasizes how hubris affects not only the people closest to the culprit but potentially the whole world. While both "Apollo and Daphne" and "Phaëthon" focus on hubris' negative effects, "Apollo and Daphne" mainly focuses on hubris' effects on the culprit and the people closest to them. After Apollo slays the great python with his arrow, Apollo becomes a victim of his

Gian Lorenzo Bernini of the Baroque movement and Antonio Canova of the Neoclassicism movement. Gian Lorenzo Bernini was a Baroque sculptor and created Apollo and Daphne (c. 1622-25) that displayed in Rome's Villa Borghese. Made of Carrera marble, and is 243 cm and 96 inches (Bernini). It's a mythological story of the God Apollo and his pursuit of Daphne but she, was an unwilling participant who prayed to her father Peneus to transform her into a laurel tree. Bernini carved a life-like action was sensual

Apollo is also known as Phoebus , a well-respected individual is the know god of many things. To begin with, the god of music, as he plays a golden lyre(harp). The god plagues and of healing as he gives the science of medicine to man. Secondly, the god of light, as he carry’s the sun. Finally, the god of truth and oracles as the patron who gave wisdom in Delphi. Apollo had a very important task, which was to acquire his four-horse chariot and drag the sun across the sky each and every day. Furthermore

Apollo is also known as Phoebus , a well-respected individual is the know god of many things. To begin with, the god of music, as he plays a golden lyre(harp). The god plagues and of healing as he gives the science of medicine to man. Secondly, the god of light, as he carry’s the sun. Finally, the god of truth and oracles as the patron who gave wisdom in Delphi. Apollo had a very important task, which was to acquire his four-horse chariot and drag the sun across the sky each and every day. Furthermore