Changes in Ovid's "Metamorpheses"

Ovid’s Metamorpheses is composed of a variety of tales in which the characters undergo diverse changes, both emotionally and physically. In book one, Daphne suddenly wants nothing to do with Apollo as he chases her out of love, and she then turns into an oak tree. Jove is transformed into a mighty bull in book two, and Europa becomes fearless.
“...Apollo...at once...loved And she (Daphne) at once fled from the name of the lover...” (Ovid 17: 472-474). This quote depicts Cupid shooting Apollo with a sharp arrow, causing him to fall madly i...