Daphne
Δάφνη
The woman who fled from Apollo and became a tree.
Eros shot Apollo with a golden arrow that kindles love, and Daphne with a leaden one that repels it.
On the verge of being caught, she begged her father, a river god, and was transformed into a laurel tree.
Apollo wove her leaves into a wreath and wore it ever after. The victor's laurel crown begins here.
SourcesOvid, Metamorphoses