Apollo granted the request by turning him into the Cypress named after him, which was said to be a sad tree because the sap forms droplets like tears on the trunk.
ɐpˈɑːloʊ ɡɹˈæntᵻd ðə ɹᵻkwˈɛst baɪ tˈɜːnɪŋ hˌɪm ˌɪntʊ ðə sˈaɪpɹəs nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ hˌɪm, wˌɪtʃ wʌz sˈɛd təbi ɐ sˈæd tɹˈiː bɪkˈʌz ðə sˈæp fˈɔːɹmz dɹˈɑːplɪts lˈaɪk tˈɪɹz ɔnðə tɹˈʌŋk.