In the most famous version of the myth from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Apollo's feelings for Daphne are the result of a golden, love-inducing arrow shot by Eros (Cupid), making his "love" an overwhelming, divinely mandated obsession or infatuation rather than a true, mutual emotional connection. The story is primarily about unrequited pursuit and the origin of the laurel tree.
Apollo's love for Daphne was so strong that the god of prophecy was unable to foretell his future but still, his emotions were uncontrollable. He approached the nymph whom he now saw more beautiful and virtuous than she actually was. He started praising her again and again. But Daphne could not even stand his presence.
According to some legends, it was the love god Eros (Cupid) who caused Apollo to fall in love with Daphne but mischievously caused her to be filled with loathing for Apollo. Apollo pursued Daphne and she fled. Just as he was about to grasp her, she called to her father (or to the Earth, Gaea) for help.
Yes, Apollo is widely understood as bisexual in Greek mythology, having significant romantic relationships with both women (like Daphne) and men (most famously Hyacinthus), reflecting the fluid sexuality often attributed to Greek gods who weren't bound by modern heterosexual norms. His varied loves demonstrate that he was attracted to both sexes, making him a prominent figure in discussions of queer themes in mythology, notes.
In Greek mythology, Hyacinthus was a Spartan prince of remarkable beauty and a lover of the god of prophecy Apollo.
The myth purportedly explains the origin of the laurel tree and its connection to Apollo, although "Apollo was emphatically associated with the laurel before the advent of the Daphne myth." Details vary between different versions, but the beautiful nymph Daphne rejects the love of Apollo and is turned into a tree.
Apollo, the god of sun and music, is considered the patron of same sex love, as he had many male lovers and was often invoked to bless homosexual unions. He is also called "the champion of male love" by Andrew Callimach.
Much like the real world, One Piece's prison disproportionately imprisons queer characters, including Ivankov, Bon Clay, and the trans inhabitants of Secret Level 5.5.
I think we've all established that the relationship between Apollo and Meg is based on fraternal/sororal love rather than romantic.
Asclepius and Punishment
Asclepius is said to have been Apollo's favorite demigod child.
In revenge Cupid shot Apollo with a golden arrow to make him love Daphne; he then shot Daphne with a lead arrow, to harden her heart against Apollo. Daphne asked her father to help her escape from Apollo, and Peneus turned her into a laurel tree.
Alkippe is the daughter of Ares and Agraulos, and in a myth she was violated by Hallirhothios, one of Poseidon's sons. Ares arrived at the incident and in his rage slew him for what he did to his mortal daughter.
In Parthenius's brief account in his Ero¯tika Pathe¯mata (Love Stories), Daphne is a virgin maiden dedicated to Artemis but loved by Leukippos, who cross-dresses to gain the nymph's friendship. He is successful until a jealous Apollo forces a group of maidens, including the imposter, to bathe in a stream.
Together Apollo and Daphne teem with morality lessons. Apollo teaches us to let go. Daphne, though, reveals the risks of stubborness. You might end up stuck in your father's basement forever.
DAPHNE was a Naiad-nymph of the river Ladon of Arkadia or the Peneios (Peneus) in Thessalia. She was loved by the god Apollon who pursued her until she grew exhausted and cried out to Gaia (Gaea) for help. The goddess transformed into a laurel tree which Apollon then adopted as his sacred plant.
The sharp, gold-tipped arrow pierced the heart of Apollo inflaming his love for Daphne, a beautiful nymph, daughter of the river god Peneus, while the blunt, lead-tipped arrow struck the nymph creating an intense aversion for love in the her heart.
Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson universe features prominent LGBTQ+ characters, most notably Nico di Angelo (gay) and Will Solace (bisexual), who become central to the series and star in their own book, The Sun and the Star, with other queer characters appearing across series like Alex Fierro (genderfluid) in Magnus Chase and bisexual Apollo, highlighting expanding diversity within the Riordanverse.
There are many stories about Apollo's many female lovers, he supposedly was the lover of all nine of the muses along with a collection of nymphs, princesses, queens, and beautiful young women.
Nami has a crush on Luffy, though he is unaware of it and treats her platonically.
She adores Oden so much that she want to be him, so she acts like she believes he would, and that's why she do not identify herself as a man, but as an specific person, which was a man. One Piece is already full of trans people, so it doesn't need Yamato for some agenda.
LGBT Anime
As New Testament Scholar Daniel Kirk has pointed out, Christians today would do well by the tradition of the apostles and our current witness in the world to recognize that theological abstractions aside, God has already clearly embraced LGBTQ+ people into full communion, and it is now the church's responsibility to ...
The Birth and Origins of Dionysus
However, Hera, Zeus' wife, manipulated Semele into demanding Zeus reveal himself in his divine form. Unable to withstand his divine radiance, Semele perished, but Zeus managed to save their unborn child by sewing him into his thigh.
Apollo: The God of Bisexuality.