The Museum of Delphi does not have a lot of pottery displayed. One of the few pieces it does have is the Cylix of Apollo, a shallow bowl which was a grave offering. Grave offerings were items that accompanied the dead to the next life. The Cylix is unique because of its color and its depiction of the god. Apollo is portrayed seated, holding a seven-stringed lyre in his left hand and a bowl in his right. The god also has an elaborate hairdo and he is also wearing a laurel wreath. Laurel is the sacred plant of Apollo. According to the myth, Apollo was madly in love with Daphne, Greek word for laurel, but the girl didn't want him. Apollo was desperate and started chasing the girl. Zeus eventually took pity on the young girl and decided to turn her into a plant known as laurel to save her from Apollo. The laurel plant has been growing in Delphi in many ways. The winners of the sports games would win a laurel wreath, like the one Apollo is wearing in the Cylix. Furthermore, it is believed that even Pythia, the prophetess of the Oracle, would chew on laurel leaves while being in a trance for the prophecies.