The Death of Apollo

[quintessentone]

Laurus Nobilis aka Bay Laurel aka Bay leaves.
I will leave the chemistry to you, since food chemistry is your specialty.

The story of Apollo's wreath is indeed about love; but he was doped, not Daphne.   

Perhaps Apollo as the Patron of Athletics came first and Patron of Poetry was an unintended yet fortuitous consequence due to the Eugenol. Hence "all poets are mad", and maybe musicians too.

Why the hell did Eros have to drag Daphne into their stupid quarrel?

It has been speculated that men back then wore laurel leaf wreaths upon their heads to cover up balding. May be true, may not be true.

[Bootless]

Why the hell did Eros have to drag Daphne into their stupid quarrel?

It has been speculated that men back then wore laurel leaf wreaths upon their heads to cover up balding. May be true, may not be true.

I'm not an expert on Eros, but I think he may be an imaginary character invented to account for inherited human tendencies.

We should be aware of certain things; like Hesiod wrote to win poetry contests, and Ovid wrote Metamorphoses because he had been exiled by Augustus and figured if he dedicated a fine book to him it may result in his recall. So ulterior motives may cloud the veracity of some stories.

But here's a bit about the story from Daphne:

Parthenius [ probably oldest account was Phylarchus (about 215 BC) ]

A version of the attempt on Daphne's sworn virginity that has been less familiar since the Renaissance was narrated by the Hellenistic poet Parthenius, in his Erotica Pathemata, "The Sorrows of Love", which he attributes to Hellenistic historian Phylarchus. In this, which is the earliest written account, Daphne is a mortal girl, daughter of Amyclas, fond of hunting and determined to remain a virgin; she is pursued by the boy Leucippus ("white stallion"), who disguises himself in a girl's outfit in order to join her band of huntresses. He is also successful in gaining her innocent affection. This makes Apollo angry and he puts it into the girl's mind to stop to bathe in the river Ladon; there, as all strip naked, the ruse is revealed, as in the myth of Callisto, and the affronted huntresses plunge their spears into Leucippus. At this moment Apollo's attention becomes engaged, and he begins his own pursuit. Daphne, fleeing to escape Apollo's advances, prays to Zeus to help. Zeus turns her into laurel tree. Parthenius' modern editor remarks on the rather awkward transition, linking two narratives.

I've not heard of laurels to cover baldness speculation before.

[quintessentone]

I'm not an expert on Eros, but I think he may be an imaginary character invented to account for inherited human tendencies.

We should be aware of certain things; like Hesiod wrote to win poetry contests, and Ovid wrote Metamorphoses because he had been exiled by Augustus and figured if he dedicated a fine book to him it may result in his recall. So ulterior motives may cloud the veracity of some stories.

But here's a bit about the story from Daphne:

I've not heard of laurels to cover baldness speculation before.

Yes, it is speculated that is why Julius Caesar wore a laurel wreath in public and because of his advanced years, so it may have served two purposes for him.

[RadioKnecht]

Which reminds me of this...

[Bootless]

Which reminds me of this...

[Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjCgSSep...rt_radio=1]

Thank you! I don't listen to much new music.

The lyricist said:

“Work is a respite from pain. Whether it’s a paying job or just the thing you pour yourself into, having a direction to move in, finding a flow state, it can move focus away from the heaviness of the heart,” said Devany. “So after life’s losses, in moments of despair, we resolve time and time again to dive headfirst into the work as best we can. But the artistic process also tends to be when imposter syndrome rears its ugly head – when I find my inner monologue spiraling: ‘this is the best coping mechanism I have at my disposal and I’m not even qualified to be doing it.”

Nation of Language Releases New Single “Inept Apollo”

[Chorus]
How many miles ago?
A dream that fell
Lamented in the morning glow
Embraced and left alone
How many miles ago?
Unbreak the spell
I still remember how it was before

I should finally give my interpretation of my opening post.

I haven't written it yet, so I'll attempt to work it out.