Daphne erat nympha silvarum. Pater Daphnis erat Peneus, deus rivi in Thessalia. Arbores, flores, et animalia Daphne amavit. Aliam vitam non laudavit. Apollo erat deus solis. Etiam erat deus lucis, et lucis mentis. Ob hanc causam Graecis carus erat. Apollo erat formosus, et feminae eum (him) amabant.
Olim Apollo in silvis ambulavit et nympham pulchram spectavit. Dolo Dei Amoris (Dei Amoris, gen. = of the God of love, Cupid.), Apollo Daphnem amavit, sed Daphne Apollinem non amavit. "Puella", clamavit Apollo, "mane!" Daphne ab Apollone territa est, et currere (to run) incepit (he/she/it began). Etiam Apollo currere incepit . Tum Daphne celeriter cucurrit (ran); et Apollo etiam! Paene eam (her) cepit (caught)! Daphne, territa (terrified) suo patri clamavit "Pater, pater, serva me! Da mihi (me) auxilium tuum!"
Pater Peneus suam filiam amavit, et Daphnem felicem (happy) videre amavit. Daphnem in arborem mutavit. Daphne nunc erat laurus , et postea haec (this) arbor erat Apollini (dative, sacer is followed by the dative) sacra.
Can you please just translate this Latin to English? I really need your help!?
Daphne was a forest nymph. Peneus, the father of Daphne, was a brook god in Thessaly. Daphne loved the trees, the flowers and the animals. She did not wish another life. Apollo was the sun god. He was also the god of light and of clear minds. For this reason he was such a dear god to the Greeks. Apollo was beautiful and he was loved by all the women. One time Apollo was wandering through the woods watching the pure nymph. Deceived by the god of love, Apollo loved Daphne but Daphne did not love Apollo. "Girl" cried Apollo "stay". Daphne was terrified of Apollo and started to run. Apollo also started to run. So Daphne ran faster and Apollo too! He almost grabbed her! Daphne terrified claimed to her father "Father, father save me!” Give me your aid! Peneus, her father, loved his daughter and loved to see Daphne happy. Daphne changed into a tree. Daphne now is a laurel tree (bay leaf tree) and thereafter this tree became an altar/sacred place of Apollo.
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