How did Daphne turn into a plant: Our feet, just now so swift, hold fast in resistant roots

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The mythological story of Daphne is the first plant transformation of Ovid's Metamorphoses, one of the most influential literary works of Western culture. The story is also one of the earliest written records mentioning attempted sexual violence ever. How to view the mythology of the transformation of the body into a plant in a contemporary context framed by rape culture and the constant attempts of politicians to control bodily autonomy? How to reflect on the mythological narrative thematizing the transformation of human body into a plant in times of climate catastrophe?

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