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Themes in Apollo and Daphne
Little Words, Big Ideas
Love
We debated over whether we should label this theme "lust" instead of "love." When Cupid's golden arrow nails Apollo, making him fall for Daphne, Apollo doesn't seem exactly in love with Daphne. In...
Transformation
The theme of transformation pops up in two major ways in the story of "Apollo and Daphne." We'll go with the glaringly obvious one first: at the end of the story, Daphne's father transforms the you...