The story goes that Apollo had fallen passionately in love with Daphne, the mountain nymph, a priestess of Mother Earth, the daughter of the river Peneius in Thessaly. He pursued her all over the countryside but just as he was about to overtake her Daphne cried out to Mother Earth who, in the nick of time spirited her away to Crete, where she became known as Pasiphae. Mother Earth left a laurel-tree in her place, and from its leaves Apollo made a wreath to console himself. ... http://www.squidoo.com/laurelcrowns Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:22:28 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:42:08 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/laurelcrowns The story goes that Apollo had fallen passionately in love with Daphne, the mountain nymph, a priestess of Mother Earth, the daughter of the river Peneius in Thessaly. He pursued her all over the countryside but just as he was about to overtake her Daphne cried out to Mother Earth who, in the nick of time spirited her away to Crete, where she became known as Pasiphae. Mother Earth left a laurel-tree in her place, and from its leaves Apollo made a wreath to console himself. It is this wreath that is placed on the heads of the victorious. Winners of the great Panhellenic Games received only garlands - wild olive leaves at the Olympics, pine needles at the Ishmian Games at Corinth, laurel at the Pythian Games at Delphi. The Soul Food Cafe proudly presents Laurel Crown awards to community members who came and have given their hearts to Soul Food and all that it represents. Training for the Pythian Games, like other events, was relentless work. These people have given thousands of hours of voluntary work to the site and deserve a special place of honor at the round table in Soul Food's Omphalos. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:42:08 -0600