Show Legend of the Sunflower i J 1 11 A Greek legend tells of the origin i of the sunflower and why it is the symbol of constancy and adoration Clytie was a beautiful water i nymph of Hellas One day she left her home among the waves and went to Olympus where she saw Apollo the sun god and fell inlove inlove in inlove ini i love with him Apollo however was enamored of Calliope the muse of epic poetry and paid no attention atten 1 tion to Clytie So she sat on the f ground gazing at the sun from the minute it appeared until it dropped beyond the horizon For nine days days' Clytie sat and pined away refusing to return home Finally her limbs sank into the earth and became roots her body a slender stem and her beautiful face became a flower ver resembling the sun and following following following fol fol- lowing its course all day long |