From the first moment Apollo saw Daphne,he was the target of Eros' arrow and fell in love with him. However,Daphne did not reciprocate this love and had to flee from Apollo.Apollo did not tire of searching and chasing Daphne,and finally, at a riverside, he caught Daphne tightly and held her tightly in his arms. Desperate in the arms of her hunter, Daphne began to pray and beseech her creator,Mother Earth, Gaea, to become invisible.Gaea answered Daphne's prayers,turning her into an evergreen tree