When the nymph Daphne was pursued by Apollo, who had fallen in love with her, she begged her father Peneus (a river god) for help. Peneus caused his daughter to escape her attacker by transforming her into a laurel tree. We see the moment when Daphne's arms change into leafy branches, while Apollo wants to grab her. In the background, Cupid, near the dead body of Python, strikes Apollo with one of his arrows. Below the depiction are two lines of Latin text. This print is part of a series of 52 prints depicting stories from Ovid's Metamorphoses. This series is divided into three numbered series: two of 20 prints and one of 12 prints. This print belongs to the first series., Daphne turns into a laurel tree Ovid's Metamorphoses (series title), print maker: Hendrick Goltzius, (workshop of), Hendrick Goltzius, Franco Estius, Haarlem, 1589, paper, engraving, h 177 mm × w 252 mm