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The tree associated with Apollo and poetic crowning, recognized by the class as the symbol behind Dante's image of leaves and crown. The tree associated with Daphne's transformation and therefore adopted as Apollo's symbol, especially as a sign of poetic or victorious distinction.
The tree associated with Apollo in this passage is the laurel, which the class identifies in response to Jiang's question.
In the Daphne story as used here, Apollo loves Daphne but does not become her lover, because her transformation into a laurel tree blocks that union.
Apollo's attachment to Daphne is what makes the laurel tree his symbol and explains why laurel leaves signify poetic or victorious honor.
"Then you would see me underneath the tree alone. Okay? There I shall take as crown the leaves of which my theme and you..."
"What's the tree that Apollo loves? Do you guys know?"
"The Laurel tree. Yes. Can you... Who said that? Okay. Can you... Do you know the legend here?"
"No, no, no. He didn't have a lover. Yeah. He had someone he loved, right?"
"...let Apollo be my lover. And Athena turned her into a laurel tree. And Apollo can no longer be her lover."
"...But Apollo loved her so much that he also makes the laurel tree his symbol, right? Yeah. So if you are a champion, a..."
"...going to be complacent. I'm not going to just rest my laurels. I'm not that sort of person. I'm very ambitious. I love learning...."
"...conqueror may rest upon his shield and wear the well -earned laurel, is the true only empire."
"...beat me. Okay. Okay. Shobsy folded like 7 -2. Okay. The laurel will be green again. Bullheim. I can't even say that. 1321. All..."
"...the house, an ample altar stood, naked under disguise, an ancient laurel bending over the shrine, embracing our household gods within its shade. Here,..."
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