Elinye lamabali e Iintsomi zamaGrike Ifaka inkwenkwezi u-Apollo, umfana onesibindi onesaphetha kunye notolo, ngoyena udlala phambili UApollo noDalfne. U-Apollo, iwele lika-Artemis, unyana kaLeto kunye nothixo uZeus, owayetshutshiswa ngonaphakade nguHera kunye nomlondolozi kanina, wazibeka kwindawo ka-Eros, uthixo wothando kunye nokwabelana ngesondo.
Intsomi ithi ngenye imini uApollo wahlekisa ngo-Eros kuba wayedlala ngesaphetha neentolo. U-Eros onomsindo wathabatha iintolo ezimbini, enye yentsimbi enye yegolide wayidubula enye eDaphne, inymph entle, enye e-Apollo. Isinyithi saya kwi-nymph kodwa sakhuthaza inzondo kwaye yegolide yaya ku-Apollo, ivutha intliziyo yakhe ngothando. Kodwa ngenxa yeentolo uDaphne wamthiya uApollo kwaye uApollo wayenokumthanda kuphela. UDaphne wayengafuni ukutshata kwaye abe nabantwana, wakhetha ukuzingela nokuzula ehlathini, ke wacela utata wakhe ukuba amshiye engatshatanga.
Kodwa uDaphne wayemhle kakhulu kwaye wayenabafana abaninzi kwaye bajoyinwa nguApollo othandekayo. Wamsukela kwaye wayehlala esinda de oothixo bashukunyiswe kwaye banceda uApollo ukuba amzingele. Ukuphelelwa lithemba uDaphne wacela uncedo kutata wakhe kwaye oku kwamguqula kwaba ngumxube womfazi kunye nomthi onamasebe kunye nexolo. U-Apollo wayengenakumthanda njengoko wayezimisele kodwa ngokubuyisela wathembisa ukumthanda ngonaphakade kwaye amgcine ehlala eluhlaza kunye namandla akhe okungafi.
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