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Daphne and Apollo! :icongrin--plz:

:omg: This took FOREVER x__x! I had to redraw the bark a dozen times... and THEN her hair! *dies* Thankfully the leaves were fairly easy to draw, so it wasn't so bad...

Also, no matter what I did, Apollo continued to look gormless, not the least bit 'consumed' and 'evil' (he WAS trying to have his wicked way with her after all -__o).

I'm still not entirely sure if I like it or not... I'm putting it on 'cause it took sooooo much work to do!

Nevertheless, enjoy!!! <3


This picture is inspired by Benini's statue of the pair --->(Bernini)


([link]) "The curse of Apollo, the god of the sun and music, was brought onto him when he insulted the young Eros for playing with bow and arrows.

"Eros took two arrows, one of gold and one of lead. With the leaden shaft, to incite hatred, he shot the nymph Daphne and with the golden one, to incite love, he shot Apollo through the heart. Apollo was seized with love for the maiden, and she in turn abhorred Apollo.

"Apollo continually followed her, begging her to stay, but the nymph continued her flight.

"Seeing that Apollo was bound to catch her, she called upon her father.

"Suddenly her skin turned into bark, her hair became leaves, and her arms were transformed into branches. She stopped running as her feet became rooted to the ground. Apollo embraced the branches, but even the branches shrank away from him. Since Apollo could no longer take her as his wife, he vowed to tend her as his tree, and used his powers of eternal youth to render her ever green. Since then the leaves of the Bay laurel tree have never known decay."


:bulletpurple: The Deity Ponies Series:
God's of the Underworld: [link]
Athena and Minerva: [link]
Birth of Venus: [link]
Idunn: [link]
Freyja: [link]
Medusa: [link]
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~Delphinbella Oct 2, 2011
OMG, this is FANTASTIC! I absolutely love it :)
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~xanadove Nov 1, 2011
:aww: sorry for this late post! I'm really glad you like hun! :heart:

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"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present"

:tea: :flaguk: :tea:

:rose: "Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense" :rose:
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~Delphinbella Jan 21, 2012
Would you mind if I featured this on my blog? I usually put up custom ponies on Sundays, but since the book I just started working on is a contemporary retelling of the Apollo/Daphne myth I'd love to feature your artwork :)
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~xanadove Jan 26, 2012
I'd like that! send me a link, I'd love to see the other art you're showing too :aww:

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"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present"

:tea: :flaguk: :tea:

:rose: "Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense" :rose:
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~Delphinbella Jan 29, 2012
Here's the link for your piece: [link] The other customs can all be found by following the Custom Pony link on the right :)
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~xanadove Feb 4, 2012
ooo! thank you ^^ that's pretty cool! is it possible to put a link to my page somewhere so anyone can come and check out my other stuff? looks great, thank you for featuring me! :aww: :heart:

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"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present"

:tea: :flaguk: :tea:

:rose: "Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense" :rose:
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~Delphinbella Feb 4, 2012
If you click on the picture it should link back to your DA page for it :) I can put a seperate link if you would like, but I know people have already clicked through from looking at my stats page :)
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~xanadove May 13, 2012
sorry I've taken so long to reply! thank you for having the image as a link, that's great! :lol: :heart:

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"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present"

:tea: :flaguk: :tea:

:rose: "Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense" :rose:
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~LarraChersan Sep 10, 2009
This is great!! :heart: Especially Daphne looks awesome! :D I love the way you did the bark and the leaves. It's very animated. One can feel/see the transformation. ^^
I'm not quite sure about Apollo's expression. He doesn't look "evil" to me. More shocked.
But it still is a lovely drawing. :D

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A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men. - Willy Wonka (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)
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~xanadove Sep 11, 2009
Yay! Thank you hun! :iconblush--plz:

I know what you mean about Apollo though, but he just wasn't cooperating so I just settled for that expression in the end :lol:

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"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present"

:tea: :flaguk: :tea:

:rose: "Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense" :rose:
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