DaphneDaphne was a lovely blooming fairy maiden. As she was playing merrily in the woods one day she saw Apollo the sun-god staring at her with more than amazement and admiration in his eyes. The beaming face of the sun put her to flight. The eager Apollo followed her closely behind，calling out to her to stop.His passion had been lighted by her beauty and grace. He was afraid that this might be the last time he saw her. At last she was quite breathless and cried to her father，a river god，for help.The quick footed maiden made the best of her legs ，but the passionate Apollo pressed hard upon her .through rough fields and pathless woods she ran，but the sound of his pursuing feet ever grew nearer. As he ran he begged his beloved maiden to slow down ，for he feared that she might fall and hurt her sparkling skin on the rocky roads. But the escaping maiden never cared so much about that. She even threw one glance back wards . No sooner had her prayer been uttered than answered，for she had instantly found herself glued to the ground and a layer of soft bark growing over her fair skin .She had been turned into a laurel tree. Sighing ，Apollo put his arms around the tree trunk. The trunk responded by turning thinner.To show his undying love for the maiden，he decided that the laurel（n.月 桂树;vt.授予荣誉） would be his favorite tree and should be the prize of honor and fame for deathless poets and poetry .Thus the most outstanding poet always desires to be made a poet laureate.达芙妮达芙妮是位妩媚动人的仙女。有一天当她 兴高采烈地在林中游玩时，她发现太阳神阿波 罗用异常惊奇与羡慕的目光盯着自己。光芒四 射的太阳使她害怕得飞跑起来。热切的太阳神 紧随其后，竭力叫喊让她止步。她的美丽与优雅触发了他的激情。他惟恐 这将是他们的最后一面。快步如飞 的仙女拼命地奔跑，但情绪激昂的阿波罗紧追 不放。她越过旷野，穿过人迹罕至 的树林，但追赶的脚步声愈加逼近。他一边追 赶，一边恳求心爱的仙女放慢脚步。达芙妮达芙妮是位妩媚动人的仙女。有一天当她 兴高采烈地在林中游玩时，她发现太阳神阿波 罗用异常惊奇与羡慕的目光盯着自己。光芒四 射的太阳使她害怕得飞跑起来。热切的太阳神 紧随其后，竭力叫喊让她止步。她的美丽与优雅触发了他的激情。他惟恐 这将是他们的最后一面。快步如飞 的仙女拼命地奔跑，但情绪激昂的阿波罗紧追 不放。她越过旷野，穿过人迹罕至 的树林，但追赶的脚步声愈加逼近。他一边追 赶，一边恳求心爱的仙女放慢脚步。他害怕仙女在石道上跌倒会擦破她那闪耀的皮肤 。但奔逃的仙女根本不顾及这些。她甚至没朝身 后瞥了一眼，最终她气喘吁吁地向她的父亲（河 神）求救。她的恳求马上得到了回答。她很快发 现自己如胶似漆地紧附地面。接着，妖嫩的皮肤 上长出一层松软的树皮，她变成了一棵月桂树。 太阳神唉声叹气地拥抱着树干，树干缩细了。为了表示他对仙女未泯的爱情，他将月桂树 作为他最喜爱的树种，并决定将它作为一种对荣 誉与威望的奖励，把它授予那些永恒的诗人和流 芳百世的诗。因此最杰出的诗人总希望获得桂冠 诗人的尊号。More information:1.前因：阿波罗是太阳神，他的武器是弓箭，有 一次爱神厄洛斯（罗马神话称其为丘比特）从他身边 经过，阿波罗大声嘲笑了背着弓箭的厄洛斯，说他不 配用这种大人的武器，而应该去摆弄玫瑰花。这些话 深深地伤害了厄洛斯，他决定向阿波罗复仇。他趁阿 波罗不备，用能燃起爱情之火的黄金箭射中了他，阿 波罗心里一下子就被爱的狂焰占满了，他又向正在附 近的河神之女，精灵达芙尼射出了一只铅箭，达芙尼 的心一下子就变成了槁木死灰，再也无法接受任何人 的追求。达芙妮却冷若冰霜，竭力地躲避阿波罗，并 恳求众神帮助她摆脱这没有爱的追逐。众神答应帮助 她，让她在接触到阿波罗时变成一棵月桂树。 2. “达芙妮”品牌女鞋 :Daphne的D作为基本 元件，将编织、河流、桂冠（树）、弓箭、竖 琴等一一融合在一起，象征着对爱亘古不变的 追求。 “我希望每一个踏入达芙妮的女人，都像是谈了 一场恋爱，体验一场华丽的戏，甚至找到真正 的自己，所以无论今日女孩或是明日女人，自 信的女人都会在达芙妮的引领下生感动。” - -达芙妮广告3.月桂女神