Apollo, God of Traumatic Transformations… the Many Mythologies of Daphne

Season 6 // Episode 497

This episode originally aired on April 25, 2023. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

The most famous woman ever turned into a tree: Daphne and her horrible encounters with Apollo. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: Ovid's Metamorphoses, translated by Stephanie McCarter; Theoi.com; Early Greek Myths by Timothy Gantz.

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